Originally Posted by RMKC (Post 1935136)

Rosi does this too once in a while, i cover her nose with my hand and she is forced to open he mouth and breath then it stops, scares me too, she snores too.

Originally Posted by Shelby&Seymour (Post 1935197)

Seymour does reverse sneezing...... Shelby does occasionally, but not like Seymour. It always happens during an exciting time. I usually pick Seymour up and calm him. It only takes a minute and he stops.
I think it sounds like Tat is reverse sneezing. Maybe you can get it on video sometime.

Originally Posted by LilDiddyBear (Post 1935272)

I hope she is ok!

Diddy does something when he gets really excited and it scares me to death. I don't know how to explain it. He makes a snorting sound and it seems like he is trying to breathe but can't.

I am interested in seeing your video to see if what they are doing is similar.

Originally Posted by stedmansmommy (Post 1935014)

Tatum snorts quite a bit when she gets excited, for example, when I come home and walk in the door or sometimes when I play with her. I've also noticed it while I'm standing up and giving her a treat and she is on the ground looking up at me....sometimes she will make the snorting sound then too. These are the ONLY times she does it though.

I have started coming down to her level and sitting on the floor when I give her treats so that she doesn't have to look up at me and this seem to help her from making the snorting sound...but again, she still does it when she gets excited about something.

I'm sure you all know the next question I am going to ask....do you think this could be CT? :cry: God, I don't even want to GO THERE...

She has already been diagnosed with a grade 3 LP in both back legs and if she were to be diagnosed with CT too, I'd probably just lose it all together :cry: My little girl doesn't need anymore problems :( I did mention this snorting thing to one of the nurses when she was at the vet being diagnosed with LP, but she just passed it off as being reverse sneezing...however, she never heard Tatum make this noise.

Tatum does have an EXTREMELY short nose/snot. It is very, very short - almost non existent at times it seems, LOL. I thought that Stedman's was short, but that was before I got Tatum. I don't know if her having a really short nose could have anything to do with it?

I will try and get a good video of her doing it and post it. I've got to get her excited to do it though and right now the little sweetheart's asleep :) I don't particularly LIKE having to make her do it, but I need to just so you guys can hear it and give me your opinion on it.

I've watched videos online of dogs with CT and their snorting and some of them sound like Tatum, but then again I've also watched videos online of dogs doing the reverse sneezing and some of them sounded like her also...so I am just plain confused :(

I will definitely have the vet look into this the next time we go back, but in the meantime I just wanted everyone's opinions on it.

Thanks in advance :)

Originally Posted by Reese1 (Post 1935896)

Wrigley does the same thing! When we are gone and come back, she starts when we walk in the house. She has separation issues and I think she works herself up and gets so anxious.
She also does it when she has her head tilted up, especially like if you are giving her a treat and she's up on her hind legs and her head is really up. ( I hope that makes sense )
We rub her neck or touch water to her lips and she calms down. Sometimes I think it scares her as much as it does us!
She doesn't do it any other time either and she doesn't make noises when sleeps. I know it's a scary feeling, but obviously very common!

Originally Posted by xxmxaxrxyxx (Post 1936176)

sounds like when MeiLing had a cold and i too thought maybe she had CT...took her to emergency vet too see what was going on...and he diagnosed her with a simple cold...hehe

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 1936374)

Hi Brooke - ugh, I hate reverse sneezing - it really can be disturbing because, yes, it can seem like they're almost going to suffocate. It does sound like a reverse-sneeze-cycle to me. What I also find is that THIS time of year - IF your dog has any tendency toward this vulnerability - it worsens around allergy season (Check Pollen). Marcel has RS occasionally - but right now, with pollen off the scale - he's doing it more often - which makes sense bc if pollen bothers them, their throats/noses etc would be more irritated and vulnerable in general. That's my 2 cents - take it or leave it! :D

Originally Posted by xmasbaby75 (Post 1936876)

My Shadow does this too. He also has a shorter snout. I know he doesn't have a CT, but I've recently read that these "snorting fits" could be a sign of a heart murmer. I really hope it's not, and I plan to have Shadow x-rayed for this at his next appointment. Has anyone else ever heard of this being the cause? He mainly just does it when he gets excited (like when I get home from work) or nervous (like the vets).