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kreuer · 08-08-2014, 06:39 PM

Hey everyone. Ever since I had Lexi she would sometimes make this funny sound after drinking. It is not every time and usually after running around and then drinking a lot of water really fast. I always thought it was reverse sneezing until someone on here mentioned that it is rare in puppies. After looking at other you tube videos of both reverse sneezing and tracheal collapse I'm still not sure. Here is a video I took today. It doesn't last very long (and never does) so listen carefully. What do you all think? Should I take this video to the vet to get their opinion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMopfKgfu2s

Wylie's Mom · 08-09-2014, 06:41 AM

To me, it kind of sounds more like kennel cough. Is this is a puppy, first of all? If yes, I'd then lean toward kennel cough also. Did she recently have the bordatella vaccine...bc that can actually cause kennel cough. If this is a puppy and you suspect KC, you do want to get her to the vet for meds bc KC can progress to pneumonia in puppies and get very serious.

deedeebear · 08-09-2014, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kreuer

Hey everyone. Ever since I had Lexi she would sometimes make this funny sound after drinking. It is not every time and usually after running around and then drinking a lot of water really fast. I always thought it was reverse sneezing until someone on here mentioned that it is rare in puppies. After looking at other you tube videos of both reverse sneezing and tracheal collapse I'm still not sure. Here is a video I took today. It doesn't last very long (and never does) so listen carefully. What do you all think? Should I take this video to the vet to get their opinion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMopfKgfu2s

My Sophie has done that ever since we have gotten her and we have had her for 6 months. I mentioned it to the vet and he did not seem worried. If you take Lexi please let me know what your vet says. It bothers me and I may have to change vets. After she plays a lot she will do it and I will give her a syringe of water and she stops.

kreuer · 08-09-2014, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

To me, it kind of sounds more like kennel cough. Is this is a puppy, first of all? If yes, I'd then lean toward kennel cough also. Did she recently have the bordatella vaccine...bc that can actually cause kennel cough. If this is a puppy and you suspect KC, you do want to get her to the vet for meds bc KC can progress to pneumonia in puppies and get very serious.

I just looked at some videos of kennel cough and it does sound like it, but she got her bordatella vaccine at 5 month old and she is now 7 months old. Also, she has been doing this since she was 3 months old. And she only does it after drinking. Is it still possible to have it even with all of those factors? Now I'm even more confused!

deedeebear · 08-09-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kreuer

I just looked at some videos of kennel cough and it does sound like it, but she got her bordatella vaccine at 5 month old and she is now 7 months old. Also, she has been doing this since she was 3 months old. And she only does it after drinking. Is it still possible to have it even with all of those factors? Now I'm even more confused!

I am confused also. Sophie is 10 months old and I got her at 3 months and she has done it from the beginning. She will be going in for her check up this month and will ask the vet again.

kreuer · 08-09-2014, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by deedeebear

I am confused also. Sophie is 10 months old and I got her at 3 months and she has done it from the beginning. She will be going in for her check up this month and will ask the vet again.

Has it gotten worse or stayed the same? Lexi's has not gotten any worse. Let me know what your vet says too. Make sure you get it on video to show the vet. I am going to try to get a better video of Lexi doing it. Seems like whenever I try to get a video after she drinks she doesn't do it!

Silver Lace · 08-09-2014, 08:36 AM

It would definitely be worth taking the video to your vet to let him have a listen and explain to him as you did to us when it all started and so on..... Having the video is a great way to show or tell him as he can actually hear her. It is hard to duplicate a sound a dog makes to tell the vet I know from experience.

Silver Lace · 08-09-2014, 08:42 AM

I wish I'd had a way to record my Lacey's breathing sounds to take to my vet for him to hear what I was trying so unsuccessfully to imitate for him. It might have gotten her help sooner for her heart problem. Hope you get help from your vets with this and it is not serious.

kreuer · 08-09-2014, 09:50 AM

I was doing a little more research today and found some info about dogs doing this sound (kind of like clearing her throat). A few websites mentioned this can occur when dogs drink too fast, which Lexi does after running around. Like I said, it only happens when drinking, and never when running around which she does a lot. I am almost positive it's not kennel cough and wondering if it's just from the drinking too fast. I will talk to my vet about it at her next appt. and show her the video. Thanks everyone!

chickensmith · 08-09-2014, 11:01 AM

It does sound a lot like kennel cough...a bordatella vaccination is not a garuntee she won't contract it....if you lift her chin and rub her throat a little does she cough?

Silver Lace · 08-09-2014, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kreuer

I was doing a little more research today and found some info about dogs doing this sound (kind of like clearing her throat). A few websites mentioned this can occur when dogs drink too fast, which Lexi does after running around. Like I said, it only happens when drinking, and never when running around which she does a lot. I am almost positive it's not kennel cough and wondering if it's just from the drinking too fast. I will talk to my vet about it at her next appt. and show her the video. Thanks everyone!

That really does make sense. People sometimes clear their throats after drinking cause I do. So let's hope that is the reason and I am sure the vet will give you more insight as well on it because of the video.

kreuer · 08-09-2014, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by chickensmith

It does sound a lot like kennel cough...a bordatella vaccination is not a garuntee she won't contract it....if you lift her chin and rub her throat a little does she cough?

I tried it, and no cough. With kennel cough though, wouldn't it happen other times too? Your right, the sound does match the sound of kennel cough, but I just don't think that's what it is. But, I could be wrong. I will just have to talk with the vet to know for sure. I did briefly mention it to the vet a while back, and she did not seem concerned, but I will bring it up again and this time have it on video.

deedeebear · 08-09-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kreuer

Has it gotten worse or stayed the same? Lexi's has not gotten any worse. Let me know what your vet says too. Make sure you get it on video to show the vet. I am going to try to get a better video of Lexi doing it. Seems like whenever I try to get a video after she drinks she doesn't do it!

She does not do it very often so it may be hard to video but I will try.

deedeebear · 08-09-2014, 02:36 PM

Do you know how a collapse tracheal is treated?

chickensmith · 08-09-2014, 03:43 PM

hmmmm....well I think you would definitely be safe to ask a vet...and if you have mentioned it before and gotten no concern I might think about a different vet....in small dogs everything should at least get a look!! I hope its just allergies or her being a piggie with her water and getting a little "down the wrong pipe" response! what color are her gums? sometimes with collapsed trachea their gums have kind of a blue tint to them....

deedeebear--
Do you know how a collapse tracheal is treated?

The vet I worked for (depending on the severity)would treat with anything from cough syrup to some sort of bronchodilators (sp)

08-08-2014, 06:39 PM	#1
kreuer YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Manitowoc, WI Posts: 693	reverse sneeze or tracheal collapse Hey everyone. Ever since I had Lexi she would sometimes make this funny sound after drinking. It is not every time and usually after running around and then drinking a lot of water really fast. I always thought it was reverse sneezing until someone on here mentioned that it is rare in puppies. After looking at other you tube videos of both reverse sneezing and tracheal collapse I'm still not sure. Here is a video I took today. It doesn't last very long (and never does) so listen carefully. What do you all think? Should I take this video to the vet to get their opinion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMopfKgfu2s

08-09-2014, 06:41 AM	#2
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	To me, it kind of sounds more like kennel cough. Is this is a puppy, first of all? If yes, I'd then lean toward kennel cough also. Did she recently have the bordatella vaccine...bc that can actually cause kennel cough. If this is a puppy and you suspect KC, you do want to get her to the vet for meds bc KC can progress to pneumonia in puppies and get very serious. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

08-09-2014, 08:36 AM	#7
Silver Lace YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hampton,Virginia Posts: 683	It would definitely be worth taking the video to your vet to let him have a listen and explain to him as you did to us when it all started and so on..... Having the video is a great way to show or tell him as he can actually hear her. It is hard to duplicate a sound a dog makes to tell the vet I know from experience.

08-09-2014, 08:42 AM	#8
Silver Lace YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hampton,Virginia Posts: 683	I wish I'd had a way to record my Lacey's breathing sounds to take to my vet for him to hear what I was trying so unsuccessfully to imitate for him. It might have gotten her help sooner for her heart problem. Hope you get help from your vets with this and it is not serious.

08-09-2014, 09:50 AM	#9
kreuer YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Manitowoc, WI Posts: 693	I was doing a little more research today and found some info about dogs doing this sound (kind of like clearing her throat). A few websites mentioned this can occur when dogs drink too fast, which Lexi does after running around. Like I said, it only happens when drinking, and never when running around which she does a lot. I am almost positive it's not kennel cough and wondering if it's just from the drinking too fast. I will talk to my vet about it at her next appt. and show her the video. Thanks everyone!

08-09-2014, 11:01 AM	#10
chickensmith YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Eden, NC USA Posts: 550	It does sound a lot like kennel cough...a bordatella vaccination is not a garuntee she won't contract it....if you lift her chin and rub her throat a little does she cough?

08-09-2014, 02:36 PM	#14
deedeebear YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Pearl River, La Posts: 265	Do you know how a collapse tracheal is treated?

08-09-2014, 03:43 PM	#15
chickensmith YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Eden, NC USA Posts: 550	hmmmm....well I think you would definitely be safe to ask a vet...and if you have mentioned it before and gotten no concern I might think about a different vet....in small dogs everything should at least get a look!! I hope its just allergies or her being a piggie with her water and getting a little "down the wrong pipe" response! what color are her gums? sometimes with collapsed trachea their gums have kind of a blue tint to them.... deedeebear-- Do you know how a collapse tracheal is treated? The vet I worked for (depending on the severity)would treat with anything from cough syrup to some sort of bronchodilators (sp)