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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Years ago, I had a Beagle, who snored to beat the
band. Not because she was overweight, but she had her nose caught as a car
door was being closed and came out of that sneezing blood. From that point
on, she snored. Back then, my parents were not people to run to the
vet......well, they never were I guess, so we never knew what had happened
to her nose. I suspect some cartilage damage at the least. While
this does not constitute sleep apnea, I do not think, there were many
times, in the middle of the night, she would take a deep breath and then
not again for a few moments, like 15-20 seconds...I would count
sometimes. I used to shake her to get her to breathe during
some of the longer pauses. It scared me for her to do this.
Then she would almost be gasping for a breath of air. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Once I became an adult and she came to live with
me, a couple vets I took her to for various other reasons, never had any
answer for this, other than the door incident causing it, but
no solutions. When Penny died, I had the worst time trying to sleep
as I had grown used to the loudness of her snore. It had become a lullaby
for me and it was suddenly gone one day. She always started out sleeping
in my arms, on her back each night, and many times stayed there the whole
night. She is the head angel of my crew ATB now. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Suz, this gives you no answer, but it is the only
hound who did what you described. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>wen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bounders are sending out drool to all ailing
hounds and their foodslaves!</FONT></DIV>
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