Inwards Pant/snort

[~Anne~]

When you say 'hiccup' are you meaning like a human hiccups? ie and invluntary spasm of the diaphram? Or are you more referring to the sound??

[Jaxx'sBuddy]

this is honestly one of the most difficult things to describe. was there a quick intake of breath and a sort of snort coming out? in my dog the coming out breath is as noticable as the going in breath

[~Anne~]

The dogs I have seen hiccup don't tend to make a sound with it. You only see a visual of the spasm.

[Jaxx'sBuddy]

here is a video of a corgi reverse sneezing so you can hear what it is

i find it quite distressing when my dog (or any dog) has this. thankfully it has only happened to my dog a couple of times. it sometimes happens if the dog has an elongated palate which the vet can check. mine was checked when she was getting desexed and the vet said she has a lovely palate :-)

Edited August 19, 2010 by Jaxx'sBuddy

[Skruffy n Flea]

When you say 'hiccup' are you meaning like a human hiccups? ie and invluntary spasm of the diaphram? Or are you more referring to the sound??

thanks anne, yes, i mean the human kind

[Skruffy n Flea]

this is honestly one of the most difficult things to describe. was there a quick intake of breath and a sort of snort coming out? in my dog the coming out breath is as noticable as the going in breath

no, i'm convinced that bella hiccup'd [as in human type] --- there most certainly is no other sound that i heard...

[Skruffy n Flea]

The dogs I have seen hiccup don't tend to make a sound with it. You only see a visual of the spasm.

both my two hiccup [bella moreso] and both make the sound!!! it is easily dealt with tho, thankfully

[~Anne~]

When you say 'hiccup' are you meaning like a human hiccups? ie and invluntary spasm of the diaphram? Or are you more referring to the sound??

thanks anne, yes, i mean the human kind

I'd say she simply hiccuped. As Jaxx has said, it is quite a distinctive sound when they reverse sneeze. I t can be very alarming for people to witness if they don't understand it. It is quite harmless though in 99% of cases and it is a very common thing.

[Skruffy n Flea]

here is a video of a corgi reverse sneezing so you can hear what it is

i find it quite distressing when my dog (or any dog) has this. thankfully it has only happened to my dog a couple of times. it sometimes happens if the dog has an elongated palate which the vet can check. mine was checked when she was getting desexed and the vet said she has a lovely palate :-)

thanks jb --- i'll take a look at this when i'm home and thank you soooo much for going to that length to help me understand

[Skruffy n Flea]

When you say 'hiccup' are you meaning like a human hiccups? ie and invluntary spasm of the diaphram? Or are you more referring to the sound??

thanks anne, yes, i mean the human kind

I'd say she simply hiccuped. As Jaxx has said, it is quite a distinctive sound when they reverse sneeze. I t can be very alarming for people to witness if they don't understand it. It is quite harmless though in 99% of cases and it is a very common thing.

yes, and thank you soooo very much for helping to educate me also

[Jaxx'sBuddy]

here is a video of a corgi reverse sneezing so you can hear what it is

i find it quite distressing when my dog (or any dog) has this. thankfully it has only happened to my dog a couple of times. it sometimes happens if the dog has an elongated palate which the vet can check. mine was checked when she was getting desexed and the vet said she has a lovely palate :-)

thanks jb --- i'll take a look at this when i'm home and thank you soooo much for going to that length to help me understand

you are welcome. as anne said it can be very distressing to watch if you dont know what it is. luckily i researched just about everything before i got my boston so i had come across information about reverse sneezing which i am glad i did because when it was happening for the first time it would have been difficult to know its wasnt serious!!

also having the vet look at her soft palate gave me peace of mind that there was nothing physically wrong with her