Sleep Apnea and Dogs

[cricketmd]

Do dogs get sleep apnea? I swear my little dog has it... she snores and snores and then a quiet pause... my heart stops... then she starts breathing and snoring again. Is this possible?

 

[DoWhat]

Do dogs get sleep apnea? I swear my little dog has it... she snores and snores and then a quiet pause... my heart stops... then she starts breathing and snoring again. Is this possible?

Our Lab does the same thing.
Big time snorer.

 

[frequentflier]

Do dogs get sleep apnea? I swear my little dog has it... she snores and snores and then a quiet pause... my heart stops... then she starts breathing and snoring again. Is this possible?

The big question is- will she wear a mask for the cpap machine if she has sleep apnea? Take it from me- they suck!!

 

[aps45819]

Do dogs get sleep apnea? I swear my little dog has it... she snores and snores and then a quiet pause... my heart stops... then she starts breathing and snoring again. Is this possible?

is there anything you don't worry about?

 

[Roman]

Do dogs get sleep apnea? I swear my little dog has it... she snores and snores and then a quiet pause... my heart stops... then she starts breathing and snoring again. Is this possible?

That's a good question, but I think it's possible. Is she a Chunkey little thing? Or does she have a short snout like a Pug? If she is chunkey, maybe put her on a diet. That's what we tell people to do in the Medical Field. Poor little thing!!

 

[ICit]

type of breed would be nice to know.... that could play the largest factor in it. it could be something that should be corrected with surgery.

 

[cricketmd]

is there anything you don't worry about?

you

 

[drivingdaisy]

My black lab snores so loud and intensely. Sometimes I don't know if it my husband next to me snoring or the dog way down on the floor at the foot of the bed. (I say way down on the floor because our bed is ridiculously high and I have stairs/steps that came with it). She is a good weight and not chunky, just a snoreasarus.

 

[MtnGrlBytheBay]

I was told by my vet that my little Boston Terrier has quite a heart arrhythmia. Learn more @ Heart Arrhythmia Canine. I don't know if this would cause a sleep apnea, but my BT, like most, does snore a lot, especially when his head is on a pillow. The vet also told me that there could come a time when he might pass out during energetic play, due to hie arrhythmia. Normally, he should come to just fine, but obviously - if not, to get him to the vet ASAP!

I also used to have a greyhound that would "appear" to stop breathing when sound asleep. There were times I'd shake her in my own panic to make sure she was alive... to which she usually responded to me with a snobbish look and a "hey, why'd you wake me up" stare.

 

[Larry Gude]

Take it from me- they suck!!

Then you're running it backwards.

 

[frequentflier]

Then you're running it backwards.

That's the story of my life!

 

[cricketmd]

Then you're running it backwards.