happier puppy news-with pics

[aly]

Sandra- How is your little guy? I thought about you quite a bit while we were at the vet. I'm sorry you had such a difficult situation, it made me very happy to see the pictures of him recovering and nestled in your house- where he belongs.

[sandra]

I ran him back to the vet this week for a check. He is frisky and feeling great. The new diet is working so well, he is now off lasix. He was getting fat, gained one pound from 7 to 8 lbs, so we have to cut him back. I'm so happy that we made the decision we did and he's doing so well. Thank you for asking.

It's not him that does the breathing like that though. It's the female. She almost acts like she got a nose full of pepper for just a second...snorting and blowing.

[Beane]

She almost acts like she got a nose full of pepper for just a second...snorting and blowing.

Is the dog asleep when this is happening? Almost all the dogs I've ever lived with/owned have done this weird breathing/squeaking thing when they are deep in dreams (at least I think so, cuz their feet are twitching too). Since they've all done it I've always thought it was a normal dreaming thing.

[elk]

It's probably reverse sneezing..and that's all it is.

Why do they do it? Not sure...My papillons do it after they've been grazing (literally) and I think its kind of like an allergy sneeze.Or a nose tickle. I woudn't be alarmed unless it really increases in intensity and occurance.

Dreaming dogs mutter... like we do in our sleep.

e

[crazycanuck]

Aly-your dog is so cute! I want to jump through my screen & give him a big hug!

awwww..

c

[Tuckervill]

They're just trying clear their sinuses when they do that. My old broad Percy had serious sinus issues and was always sucking backwards through her sinuses. It's not dangerous or harmful. It's normal.

Percy, however, lived for years with constantly draining sinuses, and would sneeze great gobs every morning. So if your pup's nose starts running, too, or he sneezes out gunk, be sure to go and make sure it's all okay. It was late in her life, so we never took xrays of her or anything, because it didn't seem to bother her (the great gobs of stuff bothered me a LOT but I dealt with it). Could have been a sinus polyp or a foreign body from digging--we'll never know. But a young pup might have an infection that could be nipped in the bud.

Clearing sinuses (reverse sneeze)=no problem.
Clearing sinuses with green goo=get checked.

Karen

[sundial]

Aly, thanks for posting more pics of your new boy. I'm in love.

My girls do the backward sneeze too--usually in the spring. If they do it often, I give them a Benedryl and it seems to help.