Re: [Chihuahuas] Question about choking while drinking water

2013-04-06 Thread Evelyn Quintana
Portia, my dogs do that too. It appears that with one of them, she drinks too fast without breathing and then starts coughing. The other coughs too but just not as often as the other. She is always fine after a few seconds but she has been doing this since she was a puppy and she is now almost 1

RE: [Chihuahuas] Question about choking while drinking water

2013-04-06 Thread greatful_n_happiness
Thank you! Portia

Re: [Chihuahuas] Question about choking while drinking water

2013-04-06 Thread Robin Gordils
Brutus,15, does it often but his might be from his missing front teeth which results in the upper palate receding so water goes in their nasal passage. Check your dog's front upper teeth, if they are missing or she has loose teeth or lots of tarter a receding palate might be to blame. Not much