Do all beagles have breathing issues, mine tends to snort when excited is that normal?

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She is a 4-year old female beagle. When she gets excited she tends to snort (sounds like a pig). My friends beagle did the same thing. She can normally catch her breath and stop snorting pretty easily a few moments later (never lasts for more than a minute or two). It is not everyday but sometimes. Is this normal or does she having breathing issues?

Answer 1

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That is commonly called "reverse sneezing" and is the soft tissue in the back of the mouth prolapsing. You can stop it by cupping your hand over her muzzle and applying gentle pressure to her nostrils, or by softly stroking her throat. It is sometimes triggered by excitement.
Beagles are not prone to breathing problems.

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Thanks for the great advice.

Answer 2

It all depends. I know with pugs, their nasal cavities are like so crunched together, that could be the case with beagles. So I would imagine their breathing could be normal, but I'm not 100% sure

Answer 3

I have the same issue with my lhasa alpsa. She gets exicited and "honks" or snorts. I think its normal for some of the smaller breeds of dogs.

Answer 4

Hey i have a beagle to, but he doesn't snort at all when he's hyper. But his brother and his parents have breathing issues, so your beagle can to.

Answer 5

asthma, send her to a vet if you are very worried
but it may be expensive so only if you think it is a legitimate problem.

Answer 6

I don't know much about beagles, but my boxer is the snorting princess. She sounds like shes snorting all through her nose and the back of her throat. If you dog is doing the same thing as mine, then she is fine, shes just really excitable. Remember that all dogs will have minor and more noticeable quirks than other dogs regardless of breed. I would say your baby is just happy and she gets worked up and can't help herself.

Answer 7

Hi I have a 8 year old female beagle and she does the same thing. She also makes a coughing nose or "hair" ball noise as I like to call it. I have talked to the vet about it and he has heard the noises. There is nothing to worry about as long as your beagle has yearly check ups! Be honest with the vet and tell him what yours does, some symptoms will say kennel cough and others are just normal things. Beagles are also very smart and will learn how to "play" their owners. They could have some other conditions like allergies, yep dogs get them! They also get things like colds and sinus infections so you want to talk to a vet, for the most part I would say don't worry.

Answer 8

Beagle are so scent-oriented that when she gets excited, she's breathing as deep and as fast as she can, and naturally when she does that, she clears her nose (try breathing in as fast as you can with your lips closed and see if you sneeze or snort). Since she recovers and is fine after a moment, don't worry about it. Just one of the endearing things about beagles.

Answer 9

it might be inspiratory paroxysmal respiration or reverse sneezing..... not harmful

Answer 10

I have a 4y/o and 2 y/o beagle. both do it. I asked my vet ( he bread beagles growing up) he said that it is completely normal. Because beagles are hounds, and by nature keep their nose at the ground they get alot of "crap" in their muzzles. It isnt a breathing problem per-say, when they get excited they breathe fast through their nose that causes that noise.

Answer 11

Yea. I have 2 male beagles that are almost 4 and they do that. They tend to not breathe correctly when they are exciting causing them to get choked up. Also...one of my 2 have asthma, which the vet says is his issue. Nothing serious to worry about. They correct themselves and carry on with a smile. :-)

Answer 12

my beagle does this too, my vet told me that are called reverse hiccups. Which makes sense because people get hiccups sometimes when excited.

Answer 13

Peanut tends to snort when she is eating. We asked a vet about it and was told it is one of these things that happen. Beagles are also know for their snoring and Peanut can certainly let out some of those.

It can be loud and frightening, like you say, especially when excited, but I don't think it is anything to worry about and I'm certainly not concerned.

Answer 14

well when my male beagle gets too excited he starts weezing. my vet said that beagles have the tendincies to get too exicted and forget to breath throught their mouth so breathing through the nose they make a wierd noise. she will be fine. nothing to worry about.

Answer 15

Your question made me smile, because I thought of my Shih Tzus; I have 4. And they all do the same thing when they are all excited, snorting loudly that it sometimes panics me. But then, I think it's normal. I just sometimes stroke his/her head while she/he snorts and then we play again. :D

I think it's just the same as us humans, when we laugh and laugh we sometimes snort. Lol. :)

Answer 16

Mine does too. She two years old, and she does this even when she's not overly excited, just taking a walk or laying down.

I did a google search on "beagle snorting" and it seems to be a fairly common thing.

Answer 17

Im not really sure but my cuzin has a beagle that has the same problem as the one u said, but he says its normal

Answer 18

its typically not a problem with beagles.

Answer 19

This is called "backwards snorting" and its completely normal. No worries

Answer 20

She might have sinus problems. Is she an indoor or out side dog?Dogs that are strictly indoor dogs tend to have slight sinus problems. I have a beagle that is strictly an outside dog because he is used to hunt, and he never does that. On the other hand my other dog that lives indoors, snorts all the time. It has something to do with the air being drier inside. You can try running a humidifier, but you dont have to. It's nothing to worry about

Answer 21

Its not normal. She may have a breathing disorder. Better bring her to a vet to have a thorough checkup.

Answer 22

My beagle never had this problem, in fact I never knew a beagle with it. It is a condition generally found in short nosed dogs, like boston terriers, shih tzus, etc. Just don't ever travel on a plane with her in cargo, and she'll probably be fine.

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