Hello,
We have a new Frenchie named Lucy. She is 16 weeks old. In the last few weeks she has started having congestion in the morning after she has slept all night. It sounds like its in her chest but the Vet says her lungs are clear and suspects allergies (pollen is already thick and high here in Florida). X Ray shows no fluid in her lungs either. He seems to think mucus is draining and collecting in her throat.She was just on an antibiotic for UTI so it isn't kennel cough either. She snorts a bit in her sleep and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night snorting like her nose is stuffed up or reverse sneezing. Sometimes she will throw up a bit of clear or foamy spit in the morning and it seems to clear it out. After she is up and moving for about 20-30 min and the congestion has cleared she is totally fine for the rest of the day. She has no icky stuff coming from her eyes or nose but they have been running clear more the last few weeks. Really since the pollen started being so high. No other issues whatsoever. She does not have any issue with vomiting or keeping down food or water. She will kinda cough every now and again like she is trying to get something up. We have been wiping her down when she comes inside to help with pollen and giving benadryl twice a day. She does have very tight nostrils though.
I panic over every little thing and just wanted to reach out and get others opinions and experiences. I dread that this may be a palate issue already and we will have to have the stenotic and palate surgery, which we kinda expected. However she doesn't really have breathing issues. She plays just fine with no issues. Of course she pants when it's hot out but never acts like she can't breathe. Again, we are only seeing these issues when napping but mostly sleeping at night.
I have tried doing some research and see that I am not the only Frenchie owner with this issue but never really find any reason or answer.
Any insight, experiences or helpful advice?
Thanks so much!
Jeni
We have a new Frenchie named Lucy. She is 16 weeks old. In the last few weeks she has started having congestion in the morning after she has slept all night. It sounds like its in her chest but the Vet says her lungs are clear and suspects allergies (pollen is already thick and high here in Florida). X Ray shows no fluid in her lungs either. He seems to think mucus is draining and collecting in her throat.She was just on an antibiotic for UTI so it isn't kennel cough either. She snorts a bit in her sleep and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night snorting like her nose is stuffed up or reverse sneezing. Sometimes she will throw up a bit of clear or foamy spit in the morning and it seems to clear it out. After she is up and moving for about 20-30 min and the congestion has cleared she is totally fine for the rest of the day. She has no icky stuff coming from her eyes or nose but they have been running clear more the last few weeks. Really since the pollen started being so high. No other issues whatsoever. She does not have any issue with vomiting or keeping down food or water. She will kinda cough every now and again like she is trying to get something up. We have been wiping her down when she comes inside to help with pollen and giving benadryl twice a day. She does have very tight nostrils though.
I panic over every little thing and just wanted to reach out and get others opinions and experiences. I dread that this may be a palate issue already and we will have to have the stenotic and palate surgery, which we kinda expected. However she doesn't really have breathing issues. She plays just fine with no issues. Of course she pants when it's hot out but never acts like she can't breathe. Again, we are only seeing these issues when napping but mostly sleeping at night.
I have tried doing some research and see that I am not the only Frenchie owner with this issue but never really find any reason or answer.
Any insight, experiences or helpful advice?
Thanks so much!
Jeni
