What Do You Do For Dog Hiccups?

Dog hiccups are exactly like human hiccups and are caused by a minor spasm of the diaphragm. They are pretty harmless but can be annoying to get rid of. Hiccups are more likely to be observed in puppies, as their bodies are growing at a rapid rate. If your dog has hiccups, there are a number of solutions however that may help your cause.

You need to monitor how constant your dog's hiccups are and if they last more than half an hour it is advisable to consult your vet. Hiccups generally are not life threatening so there is no need to worry about your dog.

Try to interact with your dog as much as possible, it may forget all about them. You can try feeding your dog a treat or a small light snack as this will cause him to change his breathing patterns temporarily, and may be sufficient to cure them within a short period. You should also offer your dog plenty of water and fluid as this might do the trick as well. You could also try to scare or frighten your dog (just like the human cure!) although take care not to do this more than a few times.

Taking your dog for a walk or engaging in a vigorous play session will also upset its breathing patterns and may perhaps make your dog forget about the hiccups. As a last ditch attempt, you could also give your dog a wash or bath, disrupting its daily routine and thus the stress in avoiding the task may cause your dog to forget about its ailment.

Hiccups are normal in animals just like humans. It is usually a harmless repeating spasm of the laryngeal cartilage. You can try giving your dog a little water at that time, which usually cures the problem. Otherwise Hiccups get cured on their own in a few minutes time. But if the Hiccups persist for a few days or weeks, it can be a sign of a serious problem. The best thing in such a case, is to take the dog to a vet.

We have a Boxer Collie x breed. She is around 1 yr old and gets hiccups most mornings. To get rid of them them we sit her up and rub the bottom of her belly which usually does the trick immediately. We just assume it's because she does nothing but yawn when she wakes up in the mornings and so most probably o/d's on oxygen..

If your dog is having hiccups off and on then no need to worry as it can be self treated after few minutes. You can also give your dog some water to drink. This can solve problem of your dog. Hiccups occur due to spasm in the diaphragm. A dog can have hiccups due to eating quickly, or minor gastrointestinal problem or problems in diets or water. Prolong hiccups can be sign of due to underlying cause and requires vet visit immediately. If your dog is having hiccups persistently and giving water is also not working then your local vet can diagnose the proper cause and offer accurate treatment.

Dogs often get hiccups, especially when young. It is the same thing as us getting hiccups and usually stops as abruptly as it does with us.

A hiccup is a myoclonus involuntary twitch and has many causes . Literally try sneaking up on the dog and scare it like we do to people.

A noise its not used to like an air horn short burst, or a brief whistle blow done totally without dogs notice, then try to play with dog

if over next dy this continues take it to the vet

Water will usually help them like it does for humans. Watch the dog carefully, if the hiccups persist, take him to a vet.

My dog gets them to. It's easy. Just message the dog's chest for a few minutes and they just stop. Hiccups mean the dog's growing.

I scare him. I wait for him to pay attention to something else, then make a sudden noise and movement. He startles and stares at me like I'm crazy. Hiccups are gone.

For my dog's hiccups I raise her upright (on two legs) and stretch her diaphragm. They go away within about 20-30 seconds. Haven't tried this on my dog, but, a good cure for human's hiccups is a teaspoon of sugar under the tongue.

I usually just wrap my dog in a nice warm blanket and she seems to calm down that rally helps she don't  get hiccups that often...

First you make her/him lay down go away then get her/him toy squeak it it will scare your dog and after 60 seconds walla there gone he/she but he/her might get gassy sorry its the only way it works lol (:

Most the time when my dogs get the hiccups it is because they are thirsty, so I give them water and the hiccups most always go away. The times they don't go away it is because he is hungry, so I give him food.

It is quite normal for the dogs to have hiccups. Its just diaphragm spasms, and do not harm the dogs much. But if the dog keeps on hiccuping all day long, then there must be some stomach disorder, or something must be wrong with its diet/water. You should ask your friend to take him to a vet in that case.

Try giving him/her water.

Feed them grass or some spinach. Then, just take them outside and wait for the up-chuck to come. Domestic dog's swallow almost anything they can get their mouths on sometimes! Grasses are one way nature helps them relieve their stomachs of bad foods and objects.

So like do the same thing you do to a humen. --
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Swallow a spoonful of sugar.

My dog hiccups twice a week is that serious enough to take him to the vet