Reverse Sneezes ?

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Angiy Michael — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:28:45 GMT

My first dog used to do this and would settle when calmed down but it necver caused huge probs so I imagine your dog is slightly worse. I think it can be aggravated by various bacterial infections, environemental allergies etc.,

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

witchferret — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:20:18 GMT

my dog has done this since i have had her it dosnt stress her at all and my vet told me what it was caus i was doing the worrying owner thing it comes in fits and starts so try not to worry too much

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Doolally — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:59:28 GMT

My JRT does it occasionally. With him its an over long soft palate causing it, which is what often causes it in brachycephalic breeds. I think small breeds often do it due to a partially collapsing trachea.

My dog gets bad if he gets a throat /chest infection so when he got kennel cough back in the summer he had antibiotics even though he wasnt properly ill with it

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:51:32 GMT

hope it sort itself out soon S-J

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

S-J — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:04:26 GMT

cheers for all the replys guys

well after 3d of metacam she seems to have calmed down a little and the "sneezes" arent as violent, hopefullyt it will be a short term thing, she only 2 year old but she been to work more than my 12yr old cat

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Fiona Leathers — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:14:18 GMT

We call them back sneezes see them every so often - have one Border Terrier thats doing it all the time when exercising, he's coming in to get further investigations!

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Dippy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:31:36 GMT

I worked in a practice where one of the vets operated on the soft palate for this condition but I wasn't directly involved so don't know too much about it. I seem to think that she also used to occasionally collapse momentarily due to lack of air!

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Chippet — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:50:55 GMT

my border terrier does this. i was advised to pinch her nostrils together, so she is forced to take air in through her mouth to 'snap her out of it' as it were.

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

S-J — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:09:11 GMT

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Both my greyhounds do this. Ranger is not too bad but Saskia can do it for about 5 minutes, she doesnt get distressed or anything by it, but I do!!

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yeah she managed to get the whole house up all watching her including the cats. she sat as still as she can all day so not to start up again, bless her

luckly its my weekend anywhere but ended up being there over 2 hrs early, but they were nice and let me leave at 6.30pm i is pooped

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:09:07 GMT

No had this conversation the other month with Mike down at Mike Martins Heart place. If it doesn't clear up then yes she needs a scope.

If it does clear up then maybe just to much house dust

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Saskia Quinn — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:00:20 GMT

Both my greyhounds do this. Ranger is not too bad but Saskia can do it for about 5 minutes, she doesnt get distressed or anything by it, but I do!!

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:59:35 GMT

A couple of my dogs do this infrequently, sometimes it goes on for a good few minutes, and they then tend to do it most of the day on and off, but it settles then nothing for months.

Re: Reverse Sneezes ?

Katy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:58:56 GMT

I've heard of it. I think my lab sometimes does it when she gets something up her nose.

It's like she is snorting up her nose? Might have it completely wrong, but it is like she is sneezing in reverse!