Is snoring common in american pitbull terriers?
Sunday, October 10th, 2010 at
12:24 pm
I have two APBT and while sleeping they SNORE louder than me and i can snore loud also they pass a LOT OF gas maybe i can just hear it cause they aren’t running around but its a loud psssst noise, i know all dogs snore and fart but more than any other dog i have owned
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APBT’s have the shorter snout, so yes this causes them to snore.
As for the farting, it’s probably what you are feeding them.
i don’t know i just know a lot of dogs do snore..
Yes it’s fine . This happens because of their relativly short snouts. And the way they breathe in air. My yorkie does the same thing.
YES! As for the gas, check if the food they eat has sweet potato’s in it. Healthy carbs, but mine toot all over the house when they get sweet potato jerky. Gets so bad, even they look at each other accusingly. What’s helped my APBT’s with the snoring is a firm foam bed. Try a baby mattress or I found reasonably priced firm foam beds on dog.com. It’s called the Princess Dog Bed. It’s 30×40, has a barrel pillow attached and is firm and heavier dogs do not sink into it after two weeks. The upholstery cover is not my taste so I just cover with a fleece twin blanket. Good luck.
Mine snores very loudly, wither it’s common or not I am not sure. As far as farting, not so much. Then again I have only ever fed him Purina Puppy Chow & then after he turned a year old he graduated to Purina Lamb & Rice. But no mine doesn’t fart.
Snoring and passing gas is common in the APBT after consumption of smaller dogs and cats as well as human body parts. Try dosing said dog with pepcid ac 20 mg bid and avoid allowing said dog contact with other animals or humans. Good Luck.