Does any of your small dogs make a awful snorting noise?

My Cairn has jsut started doing it, she is 18 months old. I had an old terrier who used to do it alot?

Sorry im not much help as not sure which snorting noise you mean and when she is doing it.
Do you mean all the time, when digging, eating, sleeping or something else.

The only snort type noise is just when they have been digging and got muck up the nose and do like an extra powerful sneeze which is kind of like a horses snort.
Could be breed specific??  Or terrier specific maybe??

Emma

Is she reverse sneezing? Sounds really awful and it may look like she is trying to be sick by the movements . My boy does this and I blow on his nose really gently, sometimes I stroke his throat too.

If it is reverse sneezing/hyperventilating then I find holding your hand over their nose and mouth  few seconds stopping them breathing for that time will stop it.  It can be caused by over excitement or a really good smell.  One of mine often did it in the Spring, so could be pollen related too.

It definitely not breed-specific, Cairns do not snort.  Any such sounds on a regular basis would warrant a check to the vet for possible causes. 

Do you mean more of an almost endearing grunt on the exhale, or a sort of honk on the exhale, which could almost be likened to a human expressing dissaproval?

my staffy does a horrible snorty snotty noise and only does it if she has been eating dairy the day before.  It is like she is trying to cough up a 'greener' (sorry for graphic description but that is what it is like!).  It goes away a day or so after she has started.  Cheese is the main culprit

Must admit I'm with Cairnmania on this, I think a lot of people put it down to reverse sneezing when actually it could be more than likely a trachea or larynx problem.  I wonder how many do actually have more of a problem than thought?

One of my Spanish has started doing it but only when thy get excited and it is my oldie.  Heart etc is fine so it's nothing there.

Have ghad a couple of pom's do it in the past and like others a quick hand over th nose and mouth does resolve the problem.

My staffy has got 'an unusually long tongue' according to one vet and an elongated soft palate which might contribute to the snorting but it is dairy that sets it off.

Of course, with my boy, it is a breed trait :) along with the trachea, elongated palate, stenotic nares etc :(

If you're worried you can get the vet to check her out, but if it's when she's excited it may well just be the reverse sneeze. I call it the Cavalier snort as it's well known in our breed. Henry does it when he arrives at shows because he's so excited, I just put my hand over his nose to make him open his mouth and he stops.

My cavaliers used to do it a lot in fact it got so severe the vet done tests and they had Auto immune disease, it was massive ulcers in the throat causing it, sadly I lost them both young, so although its not likely to be the case i always say now get them checked out to be on the safe side.

Could she have a grass seed up her nose?  It can happen and can make them sneeze or snort ;)  Watch out for any discharge. 

Also does she pull on the lead?  This can lead to throat problems which can sound like snorting ;)

One of mine does the reverse sneezing thing if she is scoffing her food too fast, I put a little water in the bowl and this slows her down as she drinks that first ;)

Yes my border terrier does this snorting thing now and again.  It's usually if he's been scoffing too quickly or if he's been in the garden and something's made him sneeze.  Occasionally though he just does it for no reason and I just rub his throat and it seems to go away.  I can't say it's ever caused me concern although if it was I'd have a quick trip to the vet.

CG

My Daxi does it also ,and I do exacly the same as copper lady.

Sorry copper girl I got your name wrong

My chihuahuas do it,i gently rub their throat and cover their noses and it stops.

Acutally, at my age I'm probably the only one that thinks I'm still a girl hee hee hee ;)

CG

Me to C G,I could have a bus pass now if I wanted but buses are few and far between in this village,I think it must be our dogs that keep us young.dachmad

I have three Tibetan Terriers. Both adults have the reverse sneezing from time to time but are otherwise healthy. Pup hasnt done it yet but probably will. I just comfort them as they get a bit scared and hold my fingers over their nose for a little while. Or again, as someone else has said, stroaking their throats seems to help. When this first happened to my girl I though she was choking and was sticking my fingers down her throat, holding her upside down and patting her back, poor thing. Scared me to death!!

I went to the vet's the other day ( day after posting this) and her galnds were slightly up and vet said she prob inhaled something or has basicaly a cold type symptons

she had pain killers, steriod injection and antibiotics and she is doing very well

thanks for your comments