I have a 6 week old Border Collie puppy and he's fine in himself when he's up and about but when he's asleep he rolls his eyes and thrashes about. My Mum says he's dreaming but it looks like he's having some sort of fit to me. Can anybody reassure me? All replies gratefully received, thanks
2007-08-05 08:04:51 · 15 answers · asked by mackembabe 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
To all the sanctomonious people querying why I have a 6 week old puppy it's because the farm he came from was devastated in the floods and his mum rejected the whole litter through the trauma of it all
2007-08-05 08:13:53 · update #1
he is dreaming.i bought my puppy at 6 weeks.we went to several breeders which all had lovely breeding farms and all of them said it was OK for them to leave mum at 6 weeks as long as they felt the dogs were healthy and eating well.
2007-08-05 12:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by angelamy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she is just having a dream. As she grows up I don't think she'll do that anymore. If something happens to her, and it gets worse, see a vet. Make sure she feels safe also.. that might have enough to do with the problem.
2007-08-05 15:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Puppies have dreams too! Sometimes they can be scary. When this happens, gently touch your puppy and whisper soothing words to him. He should calm down after you pet him for a minute or two. Try not to wake him up, puppies need their sleep just like people!
2007-08-05 15:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Deb C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry to hear about the floods ,
sounds to me like he is dreaming dont worry about it if he strarts doin it when hes walking around and suddenly falls over doing it then i would call the vet
congrats on the new addition to the family
2007-08-05 17:46:59 · answer #4 · answered by sunflower 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
* * *Congratulations* * * on your new addition. I think your pups fine both my cats and dogs do this! all the limbs twitch and eyes squint,roll etc it's normal! but if your worried pop him along to the vet if only for peace of mind.
Good Luck with your new baby x x
2007-08-05 15:17:12 · answer #5 · answered by kiriash 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only a vet can answer that...dogs do "run" in their sleep along with woofing and doing other things. Look up epilepsy and seizures in dogs you may get some good info on it.
2007-08-05 15:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by illustrator5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mom is right the puppy is dreaming . also why did you get a 6wk old puppy they should be left with their mother untill they are 8 wks old. good luck .
2007-08-05 15:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it does sound like he's dreaming I wouldn't worry. If it look like convulsions though go to a vet.
2007-08-05 15:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by cleocat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is just dreaming, probably about playing with his litter mates, dont worry its normal,mine sometimes bark and whimper in thier sleep too its nothing to worry about!
2007-08-05 15:42:13 · answer #9 · answered by simon n 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first of all he might be dreaming...but if you are worried..take a video and zoom into his eyes and show this to your vet and see if they can figure something out..Good Luck!
2007-08-05 15:11:30 · answer #10 · answered by ♥_redskins fan_♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋