Gasping for air
Any experiences of the same out there, or just gained wisdom of what that might be? Or maybe I'm just hypersensitive and don't need to freak out about it at all? Gracie has always been uberhealthy, no vet visits besides shots and regular check ups in general. Thanks in advance! 
Salla. |
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| I would be on the phone to my vet. |
| My best friends shepherd mix had this problem. It turned out that she was having heart failure. She would just do this odd dry cough/gasp. She had these episodes on and off. She finally passed away at 13. |
| Exactly what I was thinking, heart problem. |
Ditto, congestive heart failure or other heart problem  |
| So I talked to the vet. We're going in tomorrow. They seemed to think possibly a mild seizure, which was partially my thought when it was happening, but I did not see any other signs of it i.e body rigidity, no lost bowels and she came right out of it when I touched her.
They plan to do blood tests etc tomorrow to rule out other possibilities. Thanks for the suggestions regarding possible heart issues. I will bring that up with them tomorrow. I've been preparing myself for old age creeping up on her, but like I said she has been so healthy all her life that it still is a bit jarring to start facing it. Thanks again for your support. I'm pretty new here, mostly lurking and reading posts. Great timing that I found all of you only recently. I'll update tomorrow after the visit. Salla. |
good luck  |
| If everyone else wasn't so convinced it's a real problem, I'd be asking if it was possible she was dreaming and "chasing rabbits."
I do hope all goes well at the vet's. |
| I do hope you get good news at the vet, but I must admit, my first thought was congestive heart failure, too.
for you. Keep us posted. |
| I'm hoping it was just a "reverse sneeze." We'd had dogs for 25 years before I saw one - and it scared me to death.
I'm glad you are taking her in. |
Oh we can hope a reverse sneeze or a wild and crazy dream. Let's hope this is the case  |
| Hoping for good results from the vet visit. Keep us posted. |
Mom of 3 wrote: I'm hoping it was just a "reverse sneeze." We'd had dogs for 25 years before I saw one - and it scared me to death.
I'm glad you are taking her in. That was what I was thinking, too. That can seem horrible if you haven't witnessed it before. |
| So Mom of 3 and ButtersStotch get the gold star for today -- indeed it was reverse sneeze. The vet said her heart is strong as ever and overall symptoms did not meet the criteria for seizure. Whew!!! ***doin' the happy dance*** Blood work is still pending, but likely no further worries.
Thanks again for all the support! Salla and the reversly sneezing Gracie (it would be her not to do things as expected for most of us) |
| oh my gosh! i'm glad she is ok
*googling "reverse sneeze"* |
GOOD NEWS!  |
| Great news!!
Strangely, not long after I read your post Rastus started up doing the same thing and I remembered he has done it in the past, usually while eating though and I thought he had bits going down the wrong way. I have NEVER heard of a reverse sneeze but have googled it and yep that's what Rastus does. Thanks for the post. |
| Hurray!! I'm so glad that is all it was and that her heart is strong!! Wonderful news!!
The reverse sneeze is a new one for me, too. That's why I love this place. I learn something new all the time! |
| I love it when it turns out to be good news.
Congrats. |
Okay. I will be researching this as well but what is a reverse sneeze? I never heard of it.  |
| Great news! So glad all is well--I too will google 'reverse sneeze' as I have never heard this one! |
| Wonderful news..
Ask your vet about absent seizures... Paddington had a few episodes as you had described. I certainly don't want to scare you but, I wish I had known before! Glad he is doing well...just a question to ask the vet! |
| Wonderful news..
Ask your vet about absent seizures... Paddington had a few episodes as you had described. I certainly don't want to scare you but, I wish I had known before! Glad he is doing well...just a question to ask the vet! |
| Absence seizures are different than what was described. But always a good thing to keep in mind.
An absence seizure can last for a fraction of a second to a couple of minutes, though most of them are 30 seconds or less. A person wil appear to be engrossed in what is going on (staring at the TV or a teacher) or "daydreaming." With kids, they will often "forget" the directions that were just given - they actually missed whatever was said during the seizure. They seem confused right after the seizure, but go on with their activity. There is no loss of motor control - no falling, no tremors, In fact, some people walk from one area to another, appearing quite normal. With all of the kids I've been around with them, breathing was not an issue (no gasping, no purple lips or nails). Any of these issues change the diagnosis to another type of seizure - and there are only 3,000 to choose from. Add to that, seizures can change over time from one type to another. An EEG is required for an accurate diagnosis. We are seeing more of these than we were ten years ago, probably due to better observations leading to earlier medical involvement. |
Mom of 3 wrote: Absence seizures are different than what was described. But always a good thing to keep in mind.
An absence seizure can last for a fraction of a second to a couple of minutes, though most of them are 30 seconds or less. A person wil appear to be engrossed in what is going on (staring at the TV or a teacher) or "daydreaming." With kids, they will often "forget" the directions that were just given - they actually missed whatever was said during the seizure. They seem confused right after the seizure, but go on with their activity. There is no loss of motor control - no falling, no tremors, In fact, some people walk from one area to another, appearing quite normal. With all of the kids I've been around with them, breathing was not an issue (no gasping, no purple lips or nails). Any of these issues change the diagnosis to another type of seizure - and there are only 3,000 to choose from. Add to that, seizures can change over time from one type to another. An EEG is required for an accurate diagnosis. We are seeing more of these than we were ten years ago, probably due to better observations leading to earlier medical involvement. This kind of seizures is almost never seen with dogs. They mostly have the grand mal kind of seizures. Epi in dogs can not be compared with epi in humans. 11 years is also too old for a dog to develop epilepsy. When they have seizures at that age, it is always secundary. |
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