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  • in reply to: Dog gulping and swallowing #104089 Report Abuse
    Shannon W
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    I have finally figured out something that works for our Boxer when she does this swallowing/gulping/licking episode. I hope that it will help some of you as well. I have tried so many different things, such as massaging her to relax her, taking recommendations from her vet, letting her go out and eat grass, etc., but nothing has worked until now. As soon as she starts to do this, I give her something to eat in order to make her swallow. I use milkbones, cheese, or something of that sort. After she takes a few bites and has swallowed a few times, it goes away.

    in reply to: Dog gulping and swallowing #62370 Report Abuse
    Shannon W
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    I have also found this forum to be very helpful. Like so many others, I just couldn’t find any answers from our vet. Layla still has this condition from time to time, but it doesn’t occur as much as it used to. I have found that it really helps her when I make her lay down while she is having one. While she is laying down I will massage her to help her to relax. As you know, during these episodes, there is a certain look of fear in their eyes. The massaging helps to calm her down and usually shortens the time of the episode.

    in reply to: Dog gulping and swallowing #55179 Report Abuse
    Shannon W
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    I am also new to this forum. We have a Boxer (Layla) that is almost 3 years old. We have dealt with this same issue on many occasions but the worst one was last night, or early this morning from about 3 a.m. until about 5 in the morning. Her episodes usually only last a few minutes and then they stop but this one just wouldn’t stop until she vomited. She will start double swallowing, licking her lips, licking the carpet, is very restless, and looks completely terrified. I feel totally helpless when she does this but do whatever I can do to try to comfort her during the episode. I stayed up with her last night until she finally stopped doing it and was able to go to sleep. My vet has also not ever heard of this condition before, which doesn’t help us at all. I would think that more vets would be familiar with this condition, since it doesn’t just affect one breed but is pretty widespread among many canine breeds. I am very happy to have found this forum and to read about others who are experiencing the same issues as we are.

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