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Hey there... mine will also do it on occassion.. but it seems to stop.. almost like it's seasonal.. I really can't be sure what causes it..
I know for a while, along with the reverse sneezing.. she was getting sick at night like 3 or 4 nights of the week, it was crazy.. not sure what caused it.. however on the advise of a forum I read, I started feeding her just a small amount of food before bed, and she is now a sleepy puppy the whole night through. Which makes me one happy owner.
Since yours is doing it on walks, I'm really not sure however.. But I will keep an eye out!
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I've had a number of large and small breed dogs over the years who do it - including our Beagle. I've never thought of it as a problem particularly as it doesn't seem to happen so often that it affects anything negatively. Just one of those dog things...
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Both of our dogs do it - especially in the Spring, and especially if they've been sniffing a lot in the back yard.
Eddy used to pull pretty hard on leash during his walks (Lucy's been a great walking dog) but when we switched him over to a harness rather than just a collar, a lot of that went away.. along with his hacking.
Can't be completely sure what causes the reverse sneezing, but it doesn't seem to bother them too much, and it's over pretty quickly.
hope that helps!
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I was so glad to read this. I guess that is what's happening to our little hound. Sometime it goes on and on.... I think it's allergies. I'm having them too. glad I don't do that!
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Glad to see others on here! My beagle has been reverse sneezing for almost 4 years. I had to video her doing it with my camera to show the vet because I couldn't describe it very well! Putting our fingers over her nostrils works great for us too. She doesn't seem too bothered by the attacks and I haven't noticed a pattern as to when it happens.
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It's great to hear all your thoughts on this...it's very frustrating and I just want to make sure we are doing everything possible to prevent it from happening because I don't want my girl to suffer!
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Our vet said it's basically her way of clearing her sinuses. We don't try to stop her, just let her do her thing until she feels better. She used to do it when she pulled hard on the leash too and I was scared she had injured her esophagus. Check into getting a gentle leader, they don't like them at first, but get use to it. Maggie is such a better walker now, even if she doesn't have the gentle leader on. Maggie also has a spot on her belly that she scratches when her allergies are bad. We just give her a Benadril on the days when it's really bad. Usually it's just on days when she's been outside a lot.
I'm not sue about in dogs, but I know in humans some steroids can raise blood sugar to sky high, basically equivalent to having drug induced diabetes.
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I will tell you fish oil capsules will help with the allergies, in addition to the benydryl.
The reverse sneezing is something most beagles, and other dogs do.
Long term use of steroids can lead to diabetes, in
dogs.
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My dog reverse sneezes. The vet said it's usually to clear his nose because something might have got up there or tickled it. If he lies on his back, he's more likely to sneeze/reverse sneeze.
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think about it... dogs, especially beagles are much more attuned to scent than are we.
so, if pollen bothers us, what do you think it does to them?
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I've always read that it has something to do with the way a dog's soft pallette works, but that's about as far as I have understood the explanation.
We've had two beagles for years, my best friends have two beagles, and another friend has two. All six of them do the "reverse sneezing" thing from time to time, it's really nothing to worry about. I usually find some light petting and a bit of comforting speech to calm them down will make it stop.
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My beagle does this also. I adopted Lukas about 6 weeks ago and had no idea what that was. I did the video camera thing and brought it to the vet. He told us to give him two Benadryl pills a day. One in the morning and one in the evening. He said that it's alergies and also what "DoktorAvalanche" said, beagles have a soft pallette that kind of gets in the way, in rare cases some beagles have surgery to correct that. I'm glad my beagle doesn't seem to be the only one with this sneezing problem. Actually I took a dog training class this week and there were two other beagles there and guess what, they did the reverse sneezing also.
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one of mine does it too and dr said allergies. I think it scares her b/c whenever it happens she comes and hides under my office chair. I do that neck rub thingy that makes them swallow (the way some people do when giving pills) and she is able to stop.
my other beagle only does it if he's salivating...like he kinda chokes on his saliva (when he's expecting food) and then starts that. He stops quickly and easily and without any seeming mental anguish.
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My beagle does this too and I have had dogs (of other breeds) do it too. Unless it is excessive, I wouldn't worry too much. Sometimes the treatment can cause worse problems than the reverse sneezing.
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Yep, my old Beagle does it - and always has. We just plug up his nose and he stops. Sometimes we gently squish his nostrils around to help loosen them up. He takes antihistimines during the higher pollen seasons here (I am in Central Texas so it's ALWAYS some kind of pollen season) which seem to help but make him thirsty.
We just rescued a 2 year old and he hasn't done it yet.
And I would think twice about steroids - they do cause many long term problems if they are on them for too long.
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My almost 2 year beagle does it too, sometimes. He generally can fix it himself. The vet said it was normal, just one of those things I guess.
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My beagle does this, too (and my mom's Westie, for that matter). From what I've read it sounds much worse than it is. It has to do with their soft palette getting irritated (kind of like a tickle in their throat). If I rub my Lucy's throat and get her to swallow she stops. But it's not harmful to the dog at all. Just something lots of beagles do. :-)
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The first time I witnessed this it horrified me. Then I horrified my friends on a camping trip with it. They still tease me, since my response was casual, "you know its a beagle thing"
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