My 4 year old yellow lab has a serious reverse sneezing problem. He has been checked thoroughly by our vet, there are no underlying conditions causing them. She assures me that they are harmless. I am sure they aren’t harming him, but they are harming our sleep…and he seems very uncomfortable during them. We’ve tried changing him over to all-natural food. He does it year-round.
I have tried all the tips that I have read, to no avail. I have tried pinching his nostrils shut, rubbing his throat, tugging gently on his tongue, and giving him something to eat.
Anyone have any tips that have worked for them? I am pretty desperate to find a ‘cure’ for this…
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“DO’ ****NOTHING!!!!
It’s NOT dangerous,symptomatic,weird or ANYTHING!!!
ALL dogs do it-it’s NOTHING!.
If you’re so freaked out by NOTHING,what will you do when a real problem happens?
Know what to do when you get hysterical? THUMP HIM! ta-dah……& then you can pretend you “cured” NOTHING.
my dog did this for the first time last nite! it scared the family–i read how to control it and it is all the same as what you do. i did read trying to get your dog to swallow (i think by touching the palate only if she’s not a biter. GOOD LUCK
No cure… Boston Terriers are the most common dog to get these (and i own them) All i can suggest is to crate him at night far away from your room. actually by pinching his nostrils you are making them worse. Dogs do the reverse sneeze to clear their sinus’ when my Bostons do the reverse sneeze i lift the top part of their body up so their body is vertical and many times it helps but theres really no way to stop it. If he is over weight the reverse sneezes are worse.
I have a beagle that does it when she gets excited.
Usually just try to calm her and let it pass.
If your dog is doing it at night for no apparent reason there may be an underlying problem. You may want to revisit the subject with your vet. She may not understand the severity of your dogs problem.
If she still brushes it off find another vet.
As far as I know it is caused by an irritation of the soft palate.
It may be from irritates, allergens, etc. You may want to ask the vet about trying benadryl.
Good Luck.
I have a 5 yr old pekingese who use to reverse sneeze ALL the time and scared the crap out of us until we found out what it was. His vet also told us he is fine it is harmless. But I could see it really bothered my honey buns, so I did some research and trasitioned him to raw food over a couple weeks time and his sneezing went down by at least %50. I use raw health natural diet for pets. I live in south florida and it’s made here so i’m not sure if that brand is available everywhere but that one works the best for my dog. But if that brand is not available there are a lot of other raw food brands. Hope this helps!!!
Ask your vet if it’s okay to give your dog
Benedryl. It will either help the allergy or make him (and you!) sleep through the night. My vet gave us an idea of an appropriate dosage, and it has helped a lot.
My pooch has the same problem, and regular benadryl seems to help- 50mg 2 to 3 times daily for a 45lb irish terrier. Please ignore the HYSTERICAL people WHO ANSWER GOOD QUESTIONS by SCREAMING dumb stuff!!! You’re not freaking out over nothing – it sounds like the dog is dying when it occurs, and they seem really distressed.