Why is my puppy breathing fast when she sleeps
Why do puppies breathe fast while sleeping?!? | Veterinarian Explains
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what's up guys I'm Dr Lindsay a small
animal veterinarian and today I'm going
to address a super common question from
New Puppy owners which is why is my
puppy breathing so fast and is it okay
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your pets so let's get right to it why
is your puppy breathing so heavy when
they're sleeping today I have with me my
super cute laponian herder puppies so
these are Tully's puppies which is our
first litter and we were so excited to
have these little babies so you may
question is something wrong with my
puppy and poof you've landed on this
video hello I'm here to answer your
question all right guys so the answer is
it's completely normal for it to appear
like your puppies are breathing heavy so
I myself when I got my first puppy after
I got out of vet school noticed that she
was breathing super heavy and I even
called up my own dad who's a
veterinarian to ask him if that was
normal so if you're thinking that
yourself it's a completely normal normal
worry for a new puppy owner puppies have
a faster heart rate than adult dogs and
one reason they may appear to be
breathing hard is that they have
delicate ribs and muscles and it may
simply take extra effort from their tiny
growing bodies to take each breath and
it appears like they are struggling to
breathe while they are sleeping but
they're really not
a puppy's normal respiratory rate is
from 10 to 40 breaths per minute you can
count your puppy's respiratory rate to
make sure that their breathing isn't
alarmingly elevated and if it's over 40
you may want to contact your
veterinarian because puppies are prone
to coughs and pneumonia puppies also
dream way more than adult dogs they get
into a deeper REM sleep when their brain
activity increases their eyes Dart
around quickly their legs can kick or
even look like they're running after a
ball adult dogs also dream but not as
often since they are usually in a
lighter sleep guarding the house so some
new puppy owners have even called me
concerned that their puppy is having a
seizure every night they show me videos
and I have to reassure them that they
are simply dreaming alright guys hit
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you're so cute
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