My dog at times will make a noise like shes hacking up a lung and when she made the noise at the vet she said it was a backwards sneeze. I have never heard of such a thing so im just curious if this a real condition???
2007-11-10 15:03:22 · 8 answers · asked by unojdee 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The condition is actually called reverse sneezing. It is a fairly common thing in dogs, and for the most part is not a problem. It's usually caused by a spasm in the soft palate on the roof of the dogs mouth. It can be brought on by a large number of things, the most common being air borne allergies, drastic temperature changes (going from the house to outside in the winter), strain on the dogs neck (when pulling on the collar), and eating too fast. Usually, you if you can get the dog to bark, it will stop, rubbing the neck, and getting the dog to eat something can also stop the spasms.
The one thing you do want to watch out for is if your dog starts having these multiple times a day, and if they are lasting a long time, especially when you have tried the ways of getting them to stop. At that point, you need to have the vet check for problems with the soft palate such as deformity, an elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, and everted larngeal saccules. More information on these issues can be found at http://www.acvs.org/AnimalOwners/HealthConditions/SmallAnimalTopics/BrachycephalicSyndrome/
Keep in mind, the second bit of information is not nearly as common as the first, and most dogs with reverse sneezing never have any serious problems, but just in case it gets worse, the second bit of info has some other options.
2007-11-10 16:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by alapinklady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog has backward sneezed. When I mentioned it to the vet, the vet suggested giving the dog something to eat. When the dog eats the sneeze stops.
2007-11-10 15:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good answers so far.. but yeah, my beagle mix does it quite a bit.. (for short periods of time.. like a minute or less.. but sometimes as much as once or twice a day) I had been raised with schnauzers, and have never had a dog do that before.. (even our non-schnauzers didn't do it).. so, I was freaking out trying to figure out what was wrong.. and I didn't know how to explain it to the vet.. one day he did it while we were there.. that's how I found out what it was.. It does get easier to deal with when you get used to it..
2007-11-10 17:12:41 · answer #3 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a real condition. It is not completely understood why some dogs do this.
One of my dogs does it. It scared me terribly the first few times it happened.
2007-11-10 15:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by KS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's caused a reversal sneeze. My dog does it mostly when she gets too excited. It helps to rub her snout and or throat and then she usually quits.
2007-11-10 15:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by Luv2RIDE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite, it rather is opposite from our sneeze. They sneeze inward incredibly of out. i in my view had to ask my vet approximately it. i develop into very much taken aback discover out it rather is sneezing. They get low to the floor, their physique shakes, and that they make this what i assume you may call noisily snoring sounds. it could be rather frightening in case you probably did not be attentive to it develop into only sneezing =)
2016-09-29 00:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by coughlan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beagles and other hound dogs are prone to doing this..it is an allergy thing. Best thing to do is give them baby benadryl.
2007-11-10 15:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by Big E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uum not sure about the condition part but my dog does that she is very young i have to sit and calm her down and take deep breaths
2007-11-10 15:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by Monkeys Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋