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Post by leni5 on Feb 23, 2011 8:42:46 GMT -5
Hi There,
I have had Leni since last July and have slowly started noticing that she every so often has what appears to be a seizure. It usually happens while she's resting. She will start to seemingly try and catch her breath with taking deep inhales and noisy exhales. It lasts a few minutes and she does not seem to be in any distress. Once it is over, she seems unfazed and gets up and stretches and walks around. I read up on epilepsy in greyhounds but she does not seem to have the symptoms. Could it be asthma? Any insight into this would be appreciated.
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monique
Hound Nut
That's Leo in the red!
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Post by monique on Feb 23, 2011 9:03:51 GMT -5
Welcome to the board! It sounds like "reverse sneezing" -- and it seems to be common this winter. It's harmless if that's what it is. Read more about it in the "snorting habit" thread in the "health and medical" section. Here's a video of a greyhound reverse sneezing (although when Leo does it, he does it more forcefully): www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiUJY2Lvobs
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Post by krissy on Feb 23, 2011 10:42:52 GMT -5
This is what Summit does too. It's strange. It's not really anything like I really consider a reverse sneeze. But I'm used to seeing it in brachycephalic dogs. It's usually really violent and goes on and on and on. Summit does it once or twice and it's just like this video... not nearly as forceful as I'm used to reverse sneezing being. It's also very rare with Summit and doesn't seem to have a definable trigger. Which I'm also not used to as for brachycephalics it happens when they get excited or pull too hard on their collars.
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Post by angelollie on Feb 23, 2011 22:22:31 GMT -5
leni5 ... welcome to the forum. Reverse sneezing was just recently posted on the forum just as monique stated. If you also google "reverse sneezing in dogs" you will see all kinds of articles explaining what it is, how to treat it, etc. It's very normal but scary to see and hear.
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Post by allaboutgreys on Mar 2, 2011 18:09:04 GMT -5
I have to agree with the reverse sneezing, my Henry does this quite often and over the years a number of our greys have done this.
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sadiegirl06
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Post by sadiegirl06 on Mar 3, 2011 17:46:47 GMT -5
My Sadie seizures and trust me you will know when they do.... its not preety. The last one she had was a bad one and her back end is not the same when she walks. They usually look very confused and tremble a lot , can not walk but still tries and makes it worse, her eyes bugg out of her head and it can last from 1 minute to 20 minutes. I usually go to her really slowly and hold her untill its over so she won;t hurt herself and then she sleeps the day away!
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Post by boomer on Mar 1, 2012 17:52:10 GMT -5
I have lived with a grey who had seizures their whole body shakes,they fall down an bang their head,needs a pillow,very confused afterward an tired vet can give meds but they dont help a lot
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dashandus
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Post by dashandus on Mar 2, 2012 21:18:26 GMT -5
Thanks Monigue for the link to the video. Our Dash does this sometimes and I wondered what it was. When she would do it I ask her "have hair up you nose Dash"? Next checkup I will ask the vet about it. To reply to " does my dog have a seizure" . I have seen different levels of seizures in people and this does not sound like a seizure in your dog. But it is ALLWAYS good to ask the question if you are not sure. Welcome to the forum
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