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sadiesamie · 04-01-2008, 09:52 PM

It could be allergies too, My Samie... when her nose is runny or her eyes are teary. She will cough. when she starts this cough... it is definitely more coughing that goes on when she lays down. like when she lays on her belly and puts her chin down to the floor in the middle of her paws. whenever she has this coughing thing that happens every now and then she is always guaranteed a cough. she puts her chin down and there she goes...
She sounds really nasally and she will snore a lot too and there it happens- she coughs and after a few coughs she will then cough like as if she is trying to get something out of her throat.

i have a video of her doing this and i showed it to the specialist and he said it could be allergies OR collapsing somewhere.. he said to keep a watch of the frequency. So i keep track on a calendar. so far she did it 3 times last month. the video is a little long.... bc I was trying to capture this. maybe there is a way to edit it, if so i will post it. her stomach also goes up and down too, like as if she is trying to work up a good cough.

When I give her benadyrl it seems to help her A LOT. She turns blue when she gets very excited (vet visits,,,after a bath when she is all wet) the specialist says it could be laryngeal paralysis. Regardless!!! I am watching her like a hawk. I am going to try to video tape her after her next bath. she does not turn blue when she coughs but she sure does when she is all wet after a bath and i am getting ready to dry her.

It makes me so nervous to bathe her- i do not put her head under water. In that past she has coughed really bad, drank or go water up her nose and she turned blue- (her tongue-the top of it turns a greyish color and the underneath of her tongue there are two stripes of navy blue! I do not wash her head every single time she gets a bath. I do it every other and just wipe her head eyes and ears with a wet wash cloth. and her baths are only every couple months. Until we can track these coughs. - we have lots going on as i have 2 yorkies. we are dealing with one issue at a time but we are also watching this. If within a couple months this gets worse we are going to do a "scope" on her.

anyway- note the way her eyes look and if there is any nasal discharge.

Samie's nose is so wet sometimes, that i will wipe it for her. :-)
We also are in the middle of talking with a nutritionist so this could all be related to food. They are currently on wellness.

04-01-2008, 09:52 PM	#15
sadiesamie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 604	It could be allergies too, My Samie... when her nose is runny or her eyes are teary. She will cough. when she starts this cough... it is definitely more coughing that goes on when she lays down. like when she lays on her belly and puts her chin down to the floor in the middle of her paws. whenever she has this coughing thing that happens every now and then she is always guaranteed a cough. she puts her chin down and there she goes... She sounds really nasally and she will snore a lot too and there it happens- she coughs and after a few coughs she will then cough like as if she is trying to get something out of her throat. i have a video of her doing this and i showed it to the specialist and he said it could be allergies OR collapsing somewhere.. he said to keep a watch of the frequency. So i keep track on a calendar. so far she did it 3 times last month. the video is a little long.... bc I was trying to capture this. maybe there is a way to edit it, if so i will post it. her stomach also goes up and down too, like as if she is trying to work up a good cough. When I give her benadyrl it seems to help her A LOT. She turns blue when she gets very excited (vet visits,,,after a bath when she is all wet) the specialist says it could be laryngeal paralysis. Regardless!!! I am watching her like a hawk. I am going to try to video tape her after her next bath. she does not turn blue when she coughs but she sure does when she is all wet after a bath and i am getting ready to dry her. It makes me so nervous to bathe her- i do not put her head under water. In that past she has coughed really bad, drank or go water up her nose and she turned blue- (her tongue-the top of it turns a greyish color and the underneath of her tongue there are two stripes of navy blue! I do not wash her head every single time she gets a bath. I do it every other and just wipe her head eyes and ears with a wet wash cloth. and her baths are only every couple months. Until we can track these coughs. - we have lots going on as i have 2 yorkies. we are dealing with one issue at a time but we are also watching this. If within a couple months this gets worse we are going to do a "scope" on her. anyway- note the way her eyes look and if there is any nasal discharge. Samie's nose is so wet sometimes, that i will wipe it for her. :-) We also are in the middle of talking with a nutritionist so this could all be related to food. They are currently on wellness. Last edited by sadiesamie; 04-01-2008 at 09:55 PM.