Guest jsk4x Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Starting yesterday night, Chewie has been doing something strange. He is doing some strong chattering, licking his lips and hacking a bit. When I say strong chattering, I mean different than his "I'm happy you're petting me chatter." It has nothing to do with attention, and it's louder. He follows this by some lip licking and what looks like an attempt to cough. It's really hard to explain. He has spells of this and then stops. It's been going on all night. DBF is working from home today to watch him. I didn't feed him breakfast this morning, but he did get a treat. He walked fine, pooped, and peed this morning. I thought maybe he had something stuck in his teeth that he was trying to get out, so I brushed his teeth but it did nothing. I have no idea what he's doing. He seems perfectly normal otherwise. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oh_Greyt Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Could it be a little seizure? Or does he have something caught in his throat? Is he drinking water? How is he acting? Sounds odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytexplorer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Allergies? I would feed him, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsk4x Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He's drinking water and acting perfectly normal otherwise. I was leaning toward something stuck in his throat, but I don't know how to check. I didn't give him breakfast because he started the behavior again after I gave him a treat. I'll give him dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytlady94 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 If this was my dog I would take him for a vet check up. Quote Greyhound angels at the bridge- Casey, Charlie, Maggie, Molly, Renie, Lucy & Teddy. Beagle angels Peanut and Charlie. And to all the 4 legged Bridge souls who have touched my heart, thank you. When a greyhound looks into you eyes it seems they touch your very soul. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more then he loves himself". Josh Billings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Did you check the roof of his mouth? If there's nothing there I would call his vet. Quote Nancy with Rocket, Umeko and Sasha Missing Albi, Kassie, Ramm, Ruby, my good boy Marvin and Mickey (BT) NANCY B'S COLLARS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmbersDad Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 cavity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Vet check There is so much that it "could" be, including nothing! Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kiki Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Not trying to be alarmist, but your description sounds like the symtoms our dalmation had just before we lost him to bloat. The main symptom was that he smacked his lips, like there was peanut butter on the roof of his mouth and then he would hack. By the time we realized it was serious and rushed him to the vet it was to late to save him. Again, I'm not trying to scare you, this is probably nothing, but please check it out. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I'd have a look in his mouth and see if you can see anything obvious. If he's behaving as if he's in distress - yep, take him to the vet. Renie does this if she ever takes a tiny scab off herself while she's licking/nibbling herself and gets blood in her mouth. She really seems to hate the taste of her own blood, and she'll lie there, ears pinned back flat, lips drawn back, drooling and chattering so loud it's a wonder she hasn't cracked a tooth. Sometimes she'll cough a little, but not usually. For Renie this is a 'Help! I have a bad taste in my mouth!!!' thing - but I could see it happening if she got something stuck in her teeth/roof of mouth, or a sore spot in her mouth, too. When you check his mouth, also feel along the line of bone under his jaw and check the bone above the top jaw too. If there's a swelling anywhere, he could have a tooth abscess. I hope it's nothing! Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichole Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Look at the roof of his mouth. My boy, Kiaba has been battling some kind of infection for months and he does this when it gets worse. The roof of Kiaba's mouth is inflamed, red and has bumps. Similiar to stomatitis, but that's not what it is. And if this is the problem, please let me know what your vet says. Kiaba has gone through a bunch of meds and nothing makes it go away. Plus the side effects of some of the meds are not good. Good Luck, Nichole Quote Flying Racine 7/25/08 and Twelve Pack 12/1/2004At the Bridge- Abenacki Icebox (Kiaba) 4/21/2002-4/1/10 and Wumps Niece (Tehya) 4/21/2002-11/26/2010www.greyhoundwelfare.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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