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Permalink Reply by Cindi & Twinkie on January 17, 2011 at 12:18pm

I think the others will say this is semi-typical for their dogs.  Twinkie will do this if she eats something she shouldn't (like a tree nut) or something really dry (like a piece of cereal).  Sometimes I try to massage her throat.  Don't know if really helps but it makes us both feel a little better.  I guess I would say not to worry too much about it.

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Permalink Reply by Monica, Orion, and Laika on January 17, 2011 at 12:22pm

Yeah the only reason I was so worried was her bizarre behavior, which is what worried the vet as well. She was just sitting in the kitchen shaking and if I sat down next to her she'd slowly walk over and sit down in my lap which she never does. And she's typically a fiend for chicken jerky and she wanted nothing to do with it. Also we were all sleeping on my bed when it happened so I'm not sure what set it off. Does Twinkie act weird when she has her reverse sneezing attacks?

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Permalink Reply by Jane on January 17, 2011 at 12:33pm

I've heard covering their nose and stroking their throat may help it to stop, or even squirting a little water in their mouths. Basically you just want her to swallow.

 

This may be totally unrelated, but is the chicken jerky made in China? If so, I'd be careful feeding it as it's caused some dogs to get very sick.

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Permalink Reply by Monica, Orion, and Laika on January 17, 2011 at 12:35pm

Thanks for the tips

No, I'm careful not to feed them the stuff from China 

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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on January 17, 2011 at 12:29pm

Sometimes  dogs do this and it means nothing, sometimes they do this when eating too fast and maybe a kibble goes the wrong way,  but sometimes it occurs as a sign of kennel cough, either in conjunction with the cough, or as the only symptom if the case is mild.  I recently adopted a corgi with a bad case of kennel cough. He also had been given a bordatella shot at the shelter a few days before I adopted him and he displayed symptoms... He  often did the reverse sneezing in addition to the coughing.  After a week my mini dachshund also came down with the infection, her case was mild, she never coughed or gagged, but only had the reverse sneezing occasionally over a number of days.  If it's kennel cough, dogs generally have trouble when pulling on their collar as the trachea is affected, that would give you a clue.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on January 17, 2011 at 12:52pm

Yes....all of my dogs have done this at one time or the other, but my corgis more so.  If you rub their throats, down up, then it seems to calm it down.  I'm wondering if it's related to the bordetella?  I don't know if it's a killed virus or not, but I'm thinking it's a live one...

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Permalink Reply by Katie & Mitzie on January 17, 2011 at 12:56pm

Both of my dogs get little attacks like this.  What I usually do is have them sit on my lap, with their back to me.  Then I lift their front paws up above their heads, and tilt their heads backward to stretch their diaphragm.  Then I just use a really soothing voice to calm them down.  It works with mine, I hope it helps yours too!

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on January 17, 2011 at 2:15pm

Franklin has reverse sneezing every once in a while. For him it is an allergy. He doesn't typically do it at home, but when I go to one of my friends  houses he always has a reverse sneeze attack, I think he may be allergic to her carpets or cats or something. I've never seen him tremble from it but it is scary, and probably scary for them, so maybe she just freaked herself out from not being able to breath properly

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on January 17, 2011 at 2:34pm

I like to go to dog shows and have seen it many times in the corgis. Sparty does it occasionally and Izzy very rarely. I just cover their nose so they breathe out of their mouth and it usually stops. It doesn't appear to be a big deal. I wonder if it just scared Laika and that is why she acted strange. It is possible that she had a reaction to the bordetella though.

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Permalink Reply by Alison Prasavath on January 17, 2011 at 4:08pm

Noodles hasn't had one in a while, but he did go for a couple years of having them quite often. I had to document everything for his vet, but there really wasn't a pattern. I always cover his nose to force him to breathe out of his mouth. He gets scared and just wants to snuggle with me after he has one of these.

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