NicoleS
Posted : 11/14/2006 11:07:32 AM
Awww Poor Rory!!
You'd probably know it was a sneeze, Sammy's do sound like human sneezes for the most part and half the time he sneezes out boogers as well! Yeah, it's only bad when he sneezes ON me! I'd say Sammy sneezes only a few times a week, at most, on a normal week, but I do notice if he gets his nose in a tizzy outside sniffing something - flowers, grass, anything - it causes him to sneeze more, and he does occassionally have "fits" of sneezing. Maybe the overdrive of sniffing does something....
And actually the cough of coughing up grass was WAY different than the cough from when Sammy had kennel cough. The kennel cough thing was like a honking, almost - a reverse sneeze-type of thing? Anyway, it sounds way different and definitely sounds like a "I'm sick" cough.
I'm sure some dogs can be intollerant of dairy, just as they can of other proteins.... I wouldn't jump to that conclusion right away, since an allergy generally presents itself in other ways - itching mostly.
I'm sorry I'm not of any "direct" help with your questions - I can just give more of the background stuff, from my experience. I really hope Rory feels better soon! Though I'm sure she's enjoying the coziness you're giving her! If I were her I would soak that up as long as I could!
