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Comment by Diane Powell on January 9, 2011 at 10:36am

Dr. Zaring,

  If you don't mind, I would like to talk about "reverse sneezing" in dogs.  I'm hoping others will join in the discussion.  This morning while walking my girls, we came upon many, many rabbit tracks.  Daisy thinks it's her job to smell everyone of them...she is a beagle.  She starts to smell each one deeply and long which causes her to have a reverse sneeze.  I think she has these because she is taking in a lot of cold air and she is not breathing normally.   I usually put my hand over her mouth/nose lightly and she stops but she can have another one right away.  I check her easy walk harness to make sure it isn't putting pressure on her neck.  She has to wear the easy walk with her regular harness....she is a puller.  I don't believe in using just the dog collar because the dog can get choked when it is pulled.  My girls will see my vet on  Feb. 26th for their Bordetella shot and I was going to talk to Dr.Brady at that time.  Thanks...Diane

Comment by Jason on January 7, 2011 at 9:25pm

Erin,

Thanks for posting the blogs.  We enjoy reading them and sharing the information with our members!

 

 

Comment by Erin Zaring DVM on January 7, 2011 at 2:28pm

Hi Diane,

It sounds like you are taking great care of your pets' teeth.  That is very encouraging to hear.  Also, I'm glad to read that your veterinarian will be performing pre-anesthetic blood tests before Louise goes under anesthesia for her dental procedure.  It is so important to make sure there are no hidden health problems before putting a pet under anesthesia.  Especially since they cannot tell us about subtle symptoms that they may be experiencing, but we do not notice.

Keep up the good work!

Dr. Zaring

Comment by Erin Zaring DVM on January 7, 2011 at 2:25pm

Pet Pals TV People:  Thanks for adding the cute "smiling Yorkie" picture to my post!  Very cute!

:-)  Dr. Zaring

Comment by Diane Powell on January 7, 2011 at 9:00am

I'm a firm believer in brushing by dogs' teeth.  Daisy is really good about it.  It has been 1 1/2 years since her last dental and her teeth still look good.  I, also, use OraVet once a week which really helps.  Louise is a different story.  She has a smaller mouth so she doesn't like it.  I can brush one side of her mouth but I fight to do the other side.  She has a dental scheduled on January 24th.  Her heartworm check was due so on January 21st, she will have a complete blood work.  I'm sure Louise will need yearly dental cleaning.  I'm afraid to give them those dental chews.  Daisy will eat it whole and Louise will hide hers and then guard the area where she put it.  I just stick with the brushing.