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Doggie reverse sneezing question
Our Beagle mix has allergy problems and this spring is going to be especially brutal since we barely had a winter. The past day or so, he's been doing this thing that resembles reverse sneezing, or "the honks" as I call it, except not quite. He's doing the sniffling/sucking in thing, but it never progresses to the loud honk that most of my dogs have done in the past.
Does anyone else have a dog that does this? I'm assuming it's just related to his allergies and he was outside a lot this weekend. However, I can't help but be worried because he's my baby.
He hasn't been in contact with many other dogs lately, just my mom's Boston who hasn't been boarded since November. He did have kennel cough when we brought him home as a pup, and it definitely doesn't sound like that type of cough/hack.
Re: Doggie reverse sneezing question
Renzo doesn't honk when he reverse sneezes. His seem to be linked to seasonal allergies too and if he goes out right after DH cuts the grass (which was yesterday so there was a LOT of sneezing/reverse sneezing.)
Ok that's really good to know. Most of my dogs have been Boston Terriers, so their sneezes were really loud. We were visiting my mom this weekend and her neighbors finally cut their grass, so that probably stirred up a lot of stuff.
Right now I give him two Zyrtec a night. He's also on a round of cyclosporine because his allergies got out of control last summer. Since we barely had a winter here in Kentucky, we're hoping the cyclosporine will help keep us ahead of the game since he has started showing symptoms of itching again. My poor bub can't catch a break.
It is seriously amazing how much his face looks like my dog's face:
Have you considered allergy testing? He's on about twice the amount of zyrtec as ours but with what sounds like less improvement. Long term, testing and allergy shots might be the best way to get him feeling better.
Awww they do! And is that a Boston or Boston mix as well? We have the same taste in doggies.
We're moving in a few weeks and will be going to a new vet. When we go to see him, I think I'll bring up the allergy testing and see what he says. I know he's given allergy shots to my mom's dogs, so it's likely thats where we'll be headed.
We had been going to the same vet since Oz was a pup and last year she didn't really put much effort into helping his issues. His paws were seriously inflamed and infected and she kept treating it with antibiotics that weren't working. That's when we switched vets and went with the cyclosporine. I've also switched his food to grain-free to see if that helps him at all.
The FAQ on allergies at the top of the board here is excellent. Darwin eats a limited ingredient food; the proteins we give are normally bison, venison, or duck. We wipe his paws when he comes inside with a wet paper towel, ghe is bathed in free and clear shampoo (no oatmeal) and then the zyrtec. Some people try different allergy meds, I think you can also give dogs claritin.
The other dog is Moe, a boston terrier puppy we fostered for a few days. There is a BT backyard breeder around here who dumps the puppies who have medical issues.
I've looked at the FAQ before and have started doing some of the stuff it lists. I should try the free and clear shampoo. I've started shampooing him with a loufa as well.
He used to be on Science Diet because I thought it was a good food. Wow was I surprised. I've since switched him to Blue Buffalo Wilderness. We're also trying to get Oz to drop a few pounds, so right now he's on the healthy weight kind.
And that's horrible about the breeder.
Great advice already. And I know this is going to sound insane. But my male corgi gets something like this when he gets really excited. A friend whose dog does the same thing said she covered her dogs nose but not mouth with her palm. It make her dog open his mouth and breath.
We have tried it and it really works. So stick with what the ladies already suggested, but something to try in addition!
It does work! I have 2 pugs (a breed known for their reverse sneezing), and plugging their nose to force them to breathe through their mouth is the only thing I've found that works. My guys don't have allergies, so that might be a complicating factor, but they get this when they are excited or exerting themselves.
I'm going to have to try the plugging of the nose thing.
My dog reverse sneezes quite a bit after periods of a lot of activity. I haven't decided if it's from the activity exactly or if it's more from exhaustion.
It's common in certain breeds but unfortunately it hasn't worked for us with allergy related coughing : (