Weird snort?
 

When Buddybear gets excited he does a weird snorting noise and it almost sounds like he's having difficulty or not catching his breath. Is this the reverse sneezing talked about on YT????
I'm seeing so many times of sick Yorkies I'm starting to get paranoid about his health.
I have had his shots, fixed, yearly shot updated ( he is now 14 months) and I go thru the humane society due to cost. I did take him to the ER one night as he ate something that made him very ill, that cost was $500.
He goes to the groomer every 4 weeks and I bathe him inbetween with daily brushing.
I keep a bowl of kibble down (top quality Froom/Victor) and he gets chicken, carrots, etc.
Am I doing enough?
He has lots of toys we play with, backyard "patrols", lol as he chases a ferral cat away. Occasionally walks due to my health.:confused:
Thanks for your input.

Ps and No I didn't have a clue to how ill they can get before we got him.

Sounds like you're doing everything right as best you can. Of course, even with all the best care, sometimes genetics play more a stronger roll in their health, but the good news is, as long as it's not something terminal or severely detrimental, regular checkups can usually catch stuff early on, which is very important. That's pretty much my case with my girl though had to spend a good bit this summer since she's gotten one issue after the other (thankfully minor issues).
My girl does a sort of oink/honk as she walks sometimes and even sound like she snores when awake on occasions. This is kind of a reverse "sneeze", though to me, personally, I don't think I'd call it an actual sneeze, per say :p But in your fellow's case, it could be more that his nasal passage is a tad narrow/small or like my vet once said, it could be allergies. I've had a male yorkie in the past that does it like he's having trouble breathing but snort/honks too and we found it was more of a mild asthma issue (though he's making the reverse sneeze sounds, too). It'll pass quickly if he calms down, so we usually just hold him and help him calm down. I'd ask the vet and maybe try to video it while he's doing it to show the vet or look at videos of reverse sneezes, I believe someone posted it around before, of course you can look up on YouTube.

Yes, excitement can trigger a reverse sneezing episode. Did you look at the thread in the Health Library that has a video of it..?

Can't get search to work
 

Can't find what you mentioned. I have never been able to get the search function to work on here.
I would love to see a video of it. Thanks for suggesting that.

Here is a video of reverse sneezing from youtube. Is this what your baby is doing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UyBrb0Hhpk

Thanks Maxdog, I saw several dogs that were doing what Buddybear does sometimes! One vet said it was due to allergies but he does it more when over excited I think like Jkpal mentioned. However the vet said to check their gums to be sure they are pink like they are suppose to be and if not give them an allergy pill according to their size. If it's very severe like the patient he was working on he gave it a cordazone shot.
Thank you all for your help!
YT members Rock.

Max also makes a noise when he gets excited. It is not the reverse sneeze sound. I think it has to do with his trachea. When I come home from work he goes crazy and this is when it happens most. We've told the vet and she said not to worry about anything right now because it is pretty infrequent and pretty mild. We'll keep a close eye and if it happens more often we'll insist on testing. Good luck with Buddybear!

Maybe an xray of her trachea? It may be collapsing. I've had troubles with that in the past.