Sleep convulsions in puppies may be caused by dreams, sudden fright, calcium deficiency, epilepsy, etc. If the puppy only twitches occasionally while sleeping, it may be a dream or suddenly frightened, and the owner does not need to worry too much. But if the puppy also twitches when he is not sleeping, and is accompanied by other symptoms, such as unsteady walking, foaming at the mouth, etc., then it is necessary to consider calcium deficiency or epilepsy. It is recommended to go to the puppy in time. Check it out at the pet hospital.
1. Dreaming
Puppies will dream when they are in a light sleep state, and they will twitch when running or jumping in their dreams. This situation is usually transient and is often a single body movement, which is a normal phenomenon. Just like when a person is dreaming, this situation may also occur, so the owner does not need to worry too much.
2. Sudden fright
Some puppies will be less courageous, especially those who have just arrived in a new environment. Because they are not familiar with the new environment, they will be more nervous. Fear. At this time, once you hear a sudden noise in the external environment, you will be suddenly frightened, resulting in convulsions. At this time, the owner can gently stroke the puppy's back with his hands to calm the puppy's nervousness, and play with the puppy more so that it can become familiar with the new environment as soon as possible.
3. Calcium deficiency
The time when a puppy needs calcium most is before one year old. If the owner feeds the puppy a relatively simple food during this period, or the nutritional content of the dog food is insufficient, If it is too high, it will easily lead to sleep convulsions in puppies due to calcium deficiency. In this regard, it is recommended that the owner supplement the puppy with calcium in time and pay attention to the puppy's reasonable diet. Don't just feed it a single dog food. You can add some foods with high calcium content to the dog food, such as calcium gel, calcium tablets, Liquid calcium, shrimp skin or bean products, etc. You can also take your puppy to bask in the sun more often.
4. Suffering from epilepsy
If the puppy has repeated convulsions, lasting one to two minutes each time, it is likely to have epilepsy, and it is possible that it will also occur after the onset of the disease. Symptoms such as foaming at the mouth, unsteady walking, and ataxia may occur. Epilepsy is divided into congenital epilepsy and acquired epilepsy. Currently, there is no specific drug to treat it. In clinical practice, drugs are generally used to control it. Owners can consult a pet doctor and give their dogs drugs containing sedative ingredients such as phenobarbital. In addition, owners are advised not to take their dogs to crowded or noisy places.When a dog becomes ill, the owner should clean up the dog's saliva in time to avoid suffocation.