Comments on: Wheezing/Seizure-Like Episodes

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:41:33 +0000

Please help me find out what’s wrong with my Skippy. His actions sound similar to the previous comments of “Sherry // Dec 22, 2009 at 9:49 am”, but he has gotten much worse now. Thanks

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:35:13 +0000

My 8 year old Chi male (Skippy) has been with me since 12 weeks old. He has always been very well behaved and sociable. He has traveled with us everywhere and never even barks – just a happy wagging little guy. Until about 6 months ago when he started acting funny. He started by jumping when I was holding him, as if something hurt, but I could not figure out what it was. After having his Rabies shot in April he got much worse! I had told the new vet that he gets sick from it, but he insisted on giving him the shot. Now he stiffens up and tries to jump from my arms screaming and trembling with his back curved, his front paws grabbing me while pushing me away with his back legs. I gently put him down and he looks back with wide eyes like I’m a monster or something. He was never dropped and I have held him the same way for years. He has only done this to my husband a few times. Please help me!!! I love my little guy.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:57:19 +0000

my chihuahua, sandy, is 14 .8 years old. Im not lying to myself, i know she is an elderly pooch, but i have a couple concerns…. I am aware that taking her to the vet would be the best bet at figuring this out, but i also know that vet visits are expensive & they may just tell me to “prepare” myself, as I keep hearing from friends/family/etc.
had a few seizure-like episodes 6 months ago OR more, so no longer the “main” worry. she has QUICKLY developed arthritic hips, haunches, etc. AS ELL AS lost a significant amount of weight to the point where i don’t rub her belly anymore bc its just ribcage.
Tha most recent problem is her ‘Achilles’/ankle area had swollen to a small ping pong ball size & then went down slightly, then developed in her other hind leg, then turned into a puffy pair of hind legs that looks like water retention. Ive tried to take her for walks (she is litterbox trained & would go outside only to play in backyard), but its too heart breaking to watch her mosey around & stare at me, most likely to be carried home.
now with her puffy legs, her belly, which i mentioned was aALL ribcage, has a hanging fold of skin that i NEVER saw before, its kind of puffy like the leggies, so I am thinking (obviously, prepare myself…) or try to get her to drink more water? sugar water? sodium for water retention? anyone have any ideas or thoughts? she has also become very, i mean VERY attached to me, MORE so than usual. If i am not sitting with her, she will slowly circle the house until i come back to the couch and she will ‘check up on me’ in the bathroom several times. she doesn’t cry or anything, so is this an attempt to have me close bc she knows something is wrong? or have i created the monster that is obsessed with me, prob…

By: Caan

Caan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:15:58 +0000

We’ve got a 12 wk old chi, he has low blood sugar and a bad cough. We have taken him to the vet several times and given him antibiotics. Now his cough is getting better but he sometimes holds his head up and stretched out looking like Yoda but struggling with his breathing. He’s had 2 seizures and we’re very nervous. Can anyone offer a solution?

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:34:46 +0000

I have an 8 week old chihuahua X boston terrier, and he has a 1-2 grade heart murmur. He is playful and active and never slows down. The only problem is he coughs in the morning. He does it for about 10 minutes off and on while he is waking up….is this related to the murmur? The vet suggested having his heart looked at by a specialist, but its $700 in my city…..is it worth the money at this age?? Will he grow out of it?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:50:54 +0000

I’m not sure if its wheezing but sometimes my dog Choco often when he gets excited starts to make snorting sounds, they tend to go away after a few seconds to a minute, but I’m not sure if thats just the so called grunting or wheezing.

By: olive

olive — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:32:53 +0000

I have a chiweenie a doxen and chihuahua mixed and shes been acting so stranger tonight. It almost sounds like there is something stuck in her throat and idk how to explain this but she like sticks her tongue out and sounds like shes choking.
And at points she does it a lot than gets up and jumps off my bed than goes in her bed than quickly comes back to mine.
Im really worried I dont know whats wrong with her.
I tried to hold her and plug her nose but she wont breathe out of her mouth.
What can I do?

By: Jpo

Jpo — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:48:06 +0000

My puppy just had an episode of something and im very sad and scared. after he ate he looked weird so i took him outside to go potty and he started shaking his head uncontrollably and a weird sound started coming out i thought he was sneezing. as soon as i took him inside he had another episode, shaking his head uncontrollably and making a weird sound and half of his face was spasiming and showing teeth, half of his lip lifted upwards, then after it was over he was extra tired. Please Help!!!!

By: vanessa

vanessa — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:00:53 +0000

hi!
i have a chihuahuah named chuy , every time i get home from school he gets very excited, but sometimes out of the blue even,he stops, stiffens his back legs, and starts wheezing
it is an awful sound,he usually has them 2 times a day, i dont know what to do but after these episodes he is perfectly fine and is ready to play again. PLEASE help!!!!!

By: famous chihuahua editor

famous chihuahua editor — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:03:00 +0000

call your vet and let them know what is going on, they will advise you on whether or not you should bring her into see them for an examination.

By: Soutsada

Soutsada — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:12:47 +0000

Hi, my chihuahua has been weezing for the past few nights. She looks like she’s in pain but when I alert her, she goes right back to normal. I’m not sure if it’s something with her sleep or another possibly major problem.

By: hazzy

hazzy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:13:31 +0000

i had a weird experience with my chihuahua, she looked like she was gasping for air: Making a weird noise through her nose, I got scared and calmed her down, but was quiete nervous didn’t know what to do. I calmed her down and gave her some food, and she got better. Iam wondering what was her problem and could it happen again, and what should I do if it does occur.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:22:03 +0000

One more question his ears have not stood up yet do you think they ever will. And what is the average age of a chi for there ears to stand up his brother and sisters ears were up at six weeks.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:10 +0000

I have had that same experience with my chi Tucker he sometimes acts as though he has asma he cant catch his breath it scares the crap out of me the vet says he will out grow it but I dont think so because his mother has the same problem what do you suggest.

By: Arlette

Arlette — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:35:39 +0000

my 5 month on chihuahua nikko is having strange breathing episodes. usually at night. she seems to be almost forcing her breath through her nose. she seems like she is in discomfort and she pulls her mouth back during this.these can last anywhere for 30 seconds- 2 minutes. the only thing i can find online is a possible collapsed trachea or a reverse sneeze. can u tell me what this is.

By: Amna

Amna — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:41:15 +0000

Hello,

I have a 5.5 year old chi. Just last week on Friday he suffered a seizure and it scared the living crap out of me and of course I panicjed. He is my child so to see his helpless was heart breaking. I took him to the vet and they did blood work adn everything came back normal other than the levels of his red blood cells were high. The doctor wanted to keep him over night, but since he’s never been alone I was not sure and we decided to do a ‘fluid ball’ so I could bring him home. He has not had any seizures and is acting/eating normally. He is sleeping more. Other than that all is well, but I am a little concerned as to what the next step should be. Should I do more tests? Any one know of any great vets in the Orlando area? Please advice.

Thanks,

By: famous chihuahua editor

famous chihuahua editor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:10:32 +0000

please review this article tracheal collapse in chihuahua puppies and dogs, it may help

please call your vet as well and inform them of what is going on and ask for advise on his condition. also, if your chihuahua is overweight, this will affect his breathing so you must factor this into what is going on if you know he is over the weight he should be.

By: Raul

Raul — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:04:08 +0000

Hello, my chi’s name is K.C. stands for Killer Chihuhua. he i a huge chi the biggest i have ever seen. He is 7 years old. in the last 2 years he has had a few seizures. He tightens up falls over and it scares us all. I have asked around and I get so many different answers. Can anyone help us or know of any website we can get some answers from? thank you all and God bless!

By: does anyone else have a spoiled overweight chi?

does anyone else have a spoiled overweight chi? — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:27:45 +0000

My sister passed away last April and I promised to love and take care of cheech the rest of his days. Not a problem there i love him so much i think he has me wrapped around his paw. I went to his vets recently and found out he is 13 years old as of Feb 3rd. I actually made him a b-day cake . I think i’ve lost it huh. Like the rest of your posts he too has had several episodes of wheezing to the point that i thought for sure he’d cough up a hair ball at any second. My sister was a heavy smoker so until i found your site i thought perhaps it was doggy zema so to speak. thank you for helping me love this little man to the best of my ability . Forever a chi aunt with pride . love to you all out there for loving your chi’s too . god bless
tracie

By: Madison

Madison — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:12:17 +0000

My 7 year old long haired Chihuahua recently started having seizure like symptoms. The Chihuahua started having odd spasms six days ago, but they aren’t seizures though, he doesn’t fall over, he walks around and sits down having the spasms and finally yelps in pain for almost 60 seconds at times.
The spasms are only located near his neck and shoulders. He only eats half the food he used to eat. When he has the spasms he tries to be as close as he can to the nearest person when he used to only go to my mother and me.

We took him to the vet, but they told us it was seizures! The vet wont listen and charges too much for us to take him back for other tests. He doesn’t vomit, have diarrhea, have lumps or anything else that point to answers.

Please help, i know he’s in terrible pain.