What to do if a dog’s nose is blocked and snoring

1. Press the wings of the nose

A dog’s blocked nose may be due to the mucus secreted in the nasal cavity At this time, you can gently press the nose wings to squeeze out the mucus accumulated in the dog's nasal cavity and wipe it dry, so that the dog's nasal cavity will be unobstructed.

2. Wipe the nasal cavity

When the dog’s nose is blocked, the owner can use a cotton swab (or roll a medical cotton ball on a stick) into the dog’s nostril. Gently rotate it with appropriate strength to bring out the mucus in the nasal cavity along with the cotton ball to ventilate the dog's nose.

3. Smoke with hot air

When you find that the dog’s nose is blocked, you can boil a cup of hot water, put it under the dog’s nostrils and gently stir up the heat to let the water vapor Flow into the dog's nasal cavity to achieve the purpose of cleaning the nasal cavity. Often, this method is effective in ventilating your dog's nose.

4. Rinse the nasal cavity

If the dog's nose is blocked, you can use salt water, boric acid solution, sodium bicarbonate solution, potassium permanganate solution, etc. to flush the dog's nasal cavity. Please pay attention. The dog's head must be lowered to rinse, and anti-inflammatory agent should be dripped into the nose after rinsing. In order to promote vasoconstriction and reduce sensitivity, epinephrine, benzoyl salicylate paraffin oil, and nasal drops can be dripped into the dog's nostrils.