im not sure if i spelt it right or not but i was just wonderign if it normal for them to do that !!! thanks
2006-07-05 07:20:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It is completely normal for a puppy to have hiccups off and on throughout the day. Hiccups sometimes start after eating a meal, but can occur at any time and last for up to several minutes. A hiccup is defined as a non-controllable spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, causing a beginning inspiration of air that is suddenly stopped by closure of the glottis. The diaphragm is a muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. It enables the lungs to bring in air during inspiration. When the diaphragm contracts, the air is quickly drawn in, but the glottis, a part of the "voice box," suddenly cuts it off.
Puppy hiccups will come and go. Eventually puppies grow out of them.
2006-07-05 07:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by hellokitty11704 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes its normal. And not just puppies get them, My 2 year old mix still gets the hiccups sometimes.
2006-07-05 15:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Hillary1034 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vet, but all puppies get hickups at one time or another. I use to raise yorkie's and I would tell my kids it was because the puppies were growing.
2006-07-05 14:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by aries_dreem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bet! Same mechanism as in people. Perfectly normal, and very cute...
2006-07-05 14:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by doldaggabuzzbuzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes puppies get them alot.
They seem to get them less as they get older.
They are nothing to worry about.
2006-07-05 14:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is normal. my dog is 8 months and gets the hiccups too. she farts and burps in ur face too. lol
2006-07-05 14:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by ragsdalemb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very normal... my puppy snores like an old man too... not sure which thing makes me laugh more...
2006-07-05 14:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by r_me_wyf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, mine did whenever it ate too fast.
2006-07-05 14:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by Holly p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my puppy had hiccups too when we first got him. i dont see why not.
2006-07-05 14:23:21 · answer #9 · answered by ~luv my pups!.~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeahh..i love it its so cutee when they do
2006-07-05 14:44:15 · answer #10 · answered by leminlime 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋