David, I am wondering if what you are hearing is what we call a reverse sneeze? Has your vet actually heard the noise, or is he going by what you tell him? Believe it or not, a reverse sneeze is pretty common in these guys and is frequently triggered by having a leash on. One of mine used to do it almost everytime I would show her because I so rarely had a leash on her otherwise. They stand sort of still with their heads extended making almost a coughing, snorting kind of noise and their chests do expand as they do it. Next time your dog does it, go over and hold his nose down toward his chest. If it gets better, it may well be a reverse sneeze sort of thing. If that's all it is, it's harmless. Myra Savant
>From: David Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] 'Hello' from a New Member >Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:19:54 -0500 > >Hello, > >I just wanted to send a quick email and introduce myself as a new >member to this chat group. I live in Tampa and have the pleasure of >owning 2 blenheim dogs, one is about 4 months and the other 11 >months. > >I have no immediate plans of showing dogs, but like most Cavalier >owners, I am smitten by the breed and want the best for my dogs. One >thing that concerns me a great deal is that one(my older) seems to >have allergy problems...at least that is what my vet seems to think. I >wish I could imitate for you the noise he makes but I don't have the >words to be that creative! It is sort of a nasally sound that happens 2-3 >times/day and seems to occur most frequently after walks(on a leash). >His chest also seems to heave out during these episodes. When he >does this it is startling and also pains me to see his obvious >discomfort. My vet gave him a cortisone shot to see if it would help, but >it has not seemed to do much good. Oh...before he was also licking >his paws a lot. And the cortisone shot did actually seem to cause that >to stop. > >I am wondering if anyone has any advice on this and whether this is >typically a problem with Cavaliers as a breed. > >Thank you! > >David > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
