Is there anything that I can do to prevent her from getting hiccups as much as she does....It seems that she gets them like twice a day! She is Lab/pit cross....Please help me......
2006-10-24 04:29:28 · 5 answers · asked by Tiffany B 1 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.
2006-10-24 05:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by HDB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiccups In Puppies
2016-12-29 13:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 7 month old lab/boxer mix, and he's gotten hiccups a few times, too (we've only had him a week and a half). Hey, I found something:
Hiccups
Race Foster, DVM
Marty Smith, DVM
Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
Puppies quite commonly get hiccups. When puppies eat and drink, they tend to ingest large quantities of air. Air, as it enters the esophagus and stomach, tends to trigger the hiccupping response. The authors have never seen an instance where hiccups was the result of any disease disorder. Consider hiccupping normal and common in dogs, and especially in puppies less than eight months of age.
There is really nothing you can do for a puppy with hiccups, other than have him rest quietly until the hiccups are gone. If you find certain circumstances such as extreme excitement seem to trigger the hiccups, you can try to avoid those types of situations.
2006-10-24 04:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why Do Puppies Get Hiccups
2016-10-07 09:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but I have had dogs for 30 years and it seems that every puppy I have had has had the hiccups....My newest pup an 11wk old great dane, seems to have a bout of the hiccups daily. Matter of fact, he's hiccuping as I write this.... :o) ..good luck with your new pup!
2016-03-15 21:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are puppies they get hiccups often. Most out grow it as they get older.
My Weim pup used to have them about 4 or more times per day. Now that she is older she never has them.
It will not hurt her to have them.
2006-10-24 04:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because its a puppy, and it drinks too fast and/or plays hard. gets excited then when it starts to relax the hiccups occur.
2006-10-24 04:37:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is your puppy getting into your beer? You might want to take him to AA meetings
2006-10-24 05:02:35 · answer #8 · answered by flavorlicious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it probably means that she is growing
2006-10-24 04:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would take her to the vet
2006-10-24 04:33:44 · answer #10 · answered by billy72209 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋