Our vet says dogs' uvulas (that piece of skin that hangs down in the back of the throat) is much larger than humans', and sometimes when they breathe the wrong way, it ends up covering their throat. They then start the reverse sneezing trying to breathe through their nose (the noise happens because the air gets trapped in the nasal passages due to the blocked throat.) If you pinch the nostrils shut for a few seconds, it will force them to open their mouth and breath correctly.<div>
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<br><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I have no answer but would sure like to know the reason... My girl does that every once in a while out of the blue. According to my google "research" is not dangerous, but I wouldn't mind knowing more about it. Greetings from Peaches.<br>
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<div>I have a question about the snorting/reverse sneezing. What causes a hound to snort/reverse sneeze? Every once in a while my Thelmas Lu will wake up from sleeping and start snorting, after a few seconds it stops. Now my Milly has been snorting off and on during the day. Milly's snorting episodes started about 2 weeks ago. We do have a Vet appt next Friday but I was wondering what causes these snorts to happen.</div>
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