[emilyann]

This morning at 4 AM I was woke up to Lilly having one of her spells. I'm really not sure what it is because I wouldn't really consider it coughing or whatever but it's pretty scary. It rarely happens but when it does it lasts a little bit, this morning it went on for a good 5 - 10 minutes. I know quite a few of you have posted about reversed sneezing and in a way it sounds like that but not really, she doesn't really have any of the signs of tracheal collapse either. When she does it she acts as if she can't catch her breath and starts trying (what it sounds like) to take very quick breaths or something. She'll also start hacking for a few minutes and she's actually puked before. The other time it happened in the middle of the night, I woke up and she was in the floor doing it. If I just try to calm her down like if I start gently petting her and talking to her in a very low, calm voice she'll eventually stop but this morning after doing this for I'd say a good 3 minutes she was still doing it. So, I brought her into the living room (I sleep with a fan in my room so thought this might be causing it) and laid her in my lap and continued to pet and talk to her and she finally stopped.

Is it possible that the fan could cause her to do this? She usually sleeps under the covers but both times she was out of them and either in the floor or on top of the covers. Anyone know what this could possibly be? I'd love to get a video of her doing it but whenever it happens my top priority is calming her down. I want your opinions first, we're taking her to the vet this weekend when my boyfriend gets back home.

Oh and when she does this like this morning, she just feels sort of stiff like she's afraid to move or something.