Reverse Sneezing!!

Brie has always had random episodes of struggling to breath. I felt a bit helpless as to what to do so we looked it up on the net and it is called “Reverse Sneezing”. It occurs in some small breeds of dog when the soft palate is irritated, they have trouble breathing in from the nose. The concern is that it may result in the dog panicing, but this can be solved by encouraging breathing from the mouth. And this can be achieved by stroking the throat.

And this worked so well that the panic stops instantaneously and I am very happy to be able to help. If the dog was to have reverse sneezing when by themselves it's not a problem because they can sort it out by themselves. The down side is that Brie loves getting her throat stroked so much that she is demanding it all the time. Another cat like behaviour she has acquired.