I Have A Question About Backward Sneezing

[*Lesley*]

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Ok here's the thing Callie and Sienna have always on occasion done the backward sneezing thing but very rarely,and I have pinched the top of their noses gently as advised and it worked but in the past couple of weeks they have started doing it more regularly and now even Spry has started doing it (w00t)

So my question is what is the similarity between the sneezing and kennel cough because I am starting to get a little concerned, what is kennel cough like they don't sound like they are coughing just sort of snorting in short bursts and the sides of there mouths go in and out rapidly.

Could it be with the change in weather?

Should I ring the vet?

I need advice from the experienced please because it is distressing to see them doing this and if there is something I can do about it I need to know what it is :unsure:

Help please :huggles:

 

[Julie D]

Hi Lesley,

that funny snorting is what our pup was doing and I agree it looks not very pleasant for them, our vet said she had a bacterial infection and swollen neck glands that were pushing on the larynx which causes the noise ie :-kennel cough

feel under their lower jaw for small lumps, similar to where your own neck glands are.

Hope they get better soon, luckily ours cleared up in a week

:luck: :huggles: :huggles: Julie D

 

[*Lesley*]

Thanks Julie, I've had a feel for lumps and it doesn't feel like there are any although a bit difficult to tell would they be really obvious, did you get antibiotics for your pup and was it actually kennel cough?and did you take her to the vets or just ring up because it is very contagious isn't it :unsure:

Oh the joys of dog ownership :sweating:

 

[OosWus]

Yup - Billy has just been through a patch of the backward sneezes.

He seems to have just about got through it now - it lasted about a week, and was quite alarming at it's peak - about 2-3 days.

In fact I don't recall him doing it at all last night, so fingers crossed.

 

[*Lesley*]

Yup - Billy has just been through a patch of the backward sneezes.
He seems to have just about got through it now - it lasted about a week, and was quite alarming at it's peak - about 2-3 days.

In fact I don't recall him doing it at all last night, so fingers crossed.

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Did you treat it with anything or just let it run it's course, I am between a rock and a hard place here as I dont know whether it's kennel cough or not :unsure:

 

[Paula Roberts]

Try ringing your vet and explain what there symptoms are i"m sure he"ll be able to put your mind at rest. )

 

[*Lesley*]

Try ringing your vet and explain what there symptoms are i"m sure he"ll be able to put your mind at rest.  )

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They are booked in for this afternoon to get checked out better safe than sorry :thumbsup:

 

[alfyn]

Lesley,mine have all done this at some time or other,in fact Poppy's doing it mildly just now,just once or twice a day.

2 years ago,Flyn had it quite badly(just for a couple of days) & I took him to my vets,who said it definitely wasn't kennel cough,probably just a change in the weather.He didn't prescribe any medication other than recommending giving him some honey & a drop of lemon juice in some warm water,which worked brilliantly!

 

[OosWus]

As I understand it, Kennel cough is a more persistent affliction.

The backward sneezing (and forward sneezes at times!) happened maybe 2 or 3 times in the course of an evening, with the odd sniffle thrown in - but for the 2 or so days where it was at it's worst, he'd wake himself up with it once or twice in the night as well.

I'm not if this is the same sort of frequency that you're seeing in Callie and Sienna?

It will be interesting to see what the vet says about it - good luck!

 

[alfyn]

but for the 2 or so days where it was at it's worst, he'd wake himself up with it once or twice in the night as well.

This happened to Flyn too

 

[beaker]

mine have done this before, usually about this time of year when the weather is damp and miserable, my vet said it was a throat infection similar to our colds and it does seem to be contagious,it is often accompanied by a sore throat, i have found giving them a good blob of honey when they are bad helps a little to ease it :thumbsup:

the first one of mine to have it was Rosa a few years ago, she was on my bed asleep, it was about 3 in the morning and i was suddenly woken up by this terrible snorting noise and her apparently gasping for breath, scared the crap out of me i can tell you :b

i took her to the vets in the morning, but the only vet available was one of the inexperienced newbies, who came up with an interesting diagnosis, he thought a spider might have crawled up her nose and bitten her :blink: :blink: :blink: but to be on the safe side he would take her in, anaethatise (spelling?) her and check that there wasn't anything stuck in her throat, needless to say he didn't find owt :angry:

i went to see a different vet the next day, by which time Alf had also started so i suggested it might be an infection similar to KC as my other dog had the same symptoms and i didn't think there could be two cases of nose biting spider :- " older vet agreed and roled her eyes at the previous diagnosis

 

[*Lesley*]

Thanks for the advice everyone(loved the spider up the nose Becka :lol: )

I personally don't think it is kennel cough as they have always done it at some point(which from reading post in the past seems to be quite common) but going to the vets just to make sure, they havent had any contact with others for a good couple of weeks but I would hate to think if they did have kennel cough and that 1 I wasnt treating it and 2 they were a risk to others I'll keep everyone posted on what the vet says :thumbsup:

 

[~JO~]

Stanley has this permanently, it started over a year ago and has never really cleared. His is not KC, probably some type of allergy -he is on and off steroids all the time

When it gets bad he has to sleep with me and he always involuntarily waking up snorting and gasping for breath, all very stressful.

If it goes on longer than a couple of weeks, its probably not KC but I think what Stan has is pretty rare.

I'm not sure whetehr it was coincidence that he had a KC innoculation up his nose about 6 weeks before all this first kicked off. I only did it as he was going to probably have to go to kennels, I wish I hadn't

I hope all your girls are feeling better soon Lesley :thumbsup:

I think all dogs occasionally have bouts of this backward sneezing to some degree or another.

 

[dessie]

Sometimes, like Jo describes, they have a bout of backward sneezing and get panicky/stressed about it, so do it even more and can't catch their breath. The best remedy to stop them when this happens is to pinch either side of their throat between your finger and thumb right up where their lower jaw joins the neck. This will make them swallow hard, get them to do that 2/3 times and it should stop the bout of reverse sneezing. They do it because the epiglottis gets caught the wrong way and the swallowing clears it.

Been there, done that and got the Tee-shirt as it happens with Coco all the time with her respiratory condition.

 

[~elizabeth~]

Ours has always done it quite a bit, I've always just assumed it was one of those things whippets do. It lasts a few minutes, then goes away, and doesn't seem to cause him any undue stress. It hadn't occurred to me it might be triggered off by anything environmental (it usually happens just after gobbling something down quickly) but I'll keep an eye on it now and note when it happens. Thanks to Alfie/Liz on K9 for showing me the nose trick, that seems to sort it out quickly now.

 

[JAX]

Sometimes, like Jo describes, they have a bout of backward sneezing and get panicky/stressed about it, so do it even more and can't catch their breath.  The best remedy to stop them when this happens is to pinch either side of their throat between your finger and thumb right up where their lower jaw joins the neck.  This will make them swallow hard, get them to do that 2/3 times and it should stop the bout of reverse sneezing.  They do it because the epiglottis gets caught the wrong way and the swallowing clears it.
Been there, done that and got the Tee-shirt as it happens with Coco all the time with her respiratory condition.

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Very good Caroline ( dessie) :thumbsup: What she says works everytime for mine , I was once told that what caused it was an `air blockage`which I suppose it is .

Ive never heard of any dog dying from it , have you Caroline . and must admit all mine have had the odd session :huggles:

 

[*Lesley*]

Ok been to vets and vet said unlikely to be kennel cough although their noses are wetter than they should be and mucasy(sp) no temp and otherwise fit as fiddles however just to be on the safe side and because they race he gave me a course of antibiotics for all of them and said no running for a bit, so we will see how it goes :thumbsup:

Also asked about the backward sneezing thing and he said it is just something they are born with as pups it is a restriction in the nasal passages adult dogs don't get it it is there from puppyhood thats why some do it some don't but its nothing to worry about.

Anyway he also said the way to check for Kennel cough if you suspect your dog may have it is to gently but firmly rub up under the neck, throat area, and if it is present this will make them cough in an aggressive way :thumbsup:

Hope this helps for the future if anyone suspects KC :thumbsup:

 

[~JO~]

Sometimes, like Jo describes, they have a bout of backward sneezing and get panicky/stressed about it, so do it even more and can't catch their breath.  The best remedy to stop them when this happens is to pinch either side of their throat between your finger and thumb right up where their lower jaw joins the neck.  This will make them swallow hard, get them to do that 2/3 times and it should stop the bout of reverse sneezing.  They do it because the epiglottis gets caught the wrong way and the swallowing clears it.
Been there, done that and got the Tee-shirt as it happens with Coco all the time with her respiratory condition.

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Very good Caroline ( dessie) :thumbsup: What she says works everytime for mine , I was once told that what caused it was an `air blockage`which I suppose it is .

Ive never heard of any dog dying from it , have you Caroline . and must admit all mine have had the odd session :huggles:

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Yes thanks for this Caroline, I haven't tried this, I normally cover the end of the nose and rub his throat as thats what we used to do with the Cavaliers who used to do it a lot (mainly excitement triggered)

 

[Paula Roberts]

Glad there ok Lesley. ) Sorry they cant race for a while.

 

[*Lesley*]

Thanks Paula, I am sure they will have a major sulk on at no running but at least Spry doesn't have to suffer by herself as she's in season, so I think she will be quite glad that they can't go either :*

Apart from that they are fine and on half an antibiotic twice a day which is a task in itself :wacko: but hey ho at least they are fit and well :huggles: