Why do dogs always hiccup?

Eating too fast/unsuitable dog food

Eating too fast is the most common cause of dog hiccups. In addition, the amount of dog food Or the wrong softness and hardness can also cause hiccups in dogs! If your dog often burps after eating, you can adjust its food intake or try another type of dog food. If it is a puppy, you can try soaking the dog food to see if it can improve the hiccups.

Stress causes:

If the owner changes the dog to a new environment that is unfamiliar to the dog, it will make the dog feel uneasy, etc. Dogs can also hiccup when they feel mentally stressed. In this case, you can gently comfort it, hug it and let it feel the body temperature of the owner. If the dog feels at ease, the hiccups will naturally follow after relaxing. Get better.

Temperature is too low:

When the weather gets cold, hiccups will also occur when the dog’s body cannot adapt to the low temperature. Hiccups will prevent the dog from regulating its body temperature smoothly through the mouth, and may even cause shortness of breath. To prevent this from happening, you can use a towel or a small blanket to help the dog keep warm and stop the hiccups as soon as possible.

Hiccups in dogs while sleeping

In the process of raising dogs, owners will find that sometimes they will find that their dogs suddenly start to hiccup in the middle of their sleep. The owners can't help but feel a little worried about what's wrong with them, such as twitching on the ground and whining. In this case, please think back to the situation before the dog fell asleep. If it didn't have these symptoms when it was awake, That's because the dog has entered the rapid eye movement period and is just talking in its sleep. At this time, the owner can gently place his hand next to the dog to help it settle down.