Hi David, and welcome to to the list. Since others have addressed your question about the reverse sneeze, I'll just say a word about the use of cortisone for allergies. Your dog is very young and may have had only one shot; I'm raising a cautionary flag very early, because I wish I had known long ago what I know now. Your vet is right that paw-licking is a classic sign of allergies (usually dietary, though not always), but cortisone only addresses the symptom, not the cause. It's a wonder-drug because it's so quickly effective, but for this very reason it can be over-prescribed. Repeated doses over the course of years is often damaging (to kidneys, adrenal glands, etc.). When cortisone wears off, the symptom usually returns, sometimes worse than before. Years ago I had a dog whose allergies resulted in paw-licking which was stopped by cortisone. We went through this cycle for years; I just depended on my well-intentioned vet, and this was long before before I learned anything about canine nutrition. I was feeding what I thought was the best (commercial) dog food; today there are much healthier choices on the market. Now that your dog isn't licking his paws so much, please consider taking advantage of this period of "blessed relief" to reevaluate his food. This list can be helpful, and there's another list (some of its members are on this list too) called Cavaliers Naturally http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CavaliersNaturally . Also, The Whole Dog Journal http://www.whole-dog-journal.com publishes its ratings of commercial dog foods (canned and dry) every year or two. I think it's worth subscribing to, but as I recall you can also find posts referring to its results, in the archives of one or both of these e-lists. Best of luck to you and your Cavaliers! Alida
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