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Originally Posted by star28c  has anyone ever heard of this happening too a dog? |
my bug did the same thing. she is on the small side. she was stiff, head was stuck to one side. (sometimes the neck locks) Keep nutrical on hand at all times!!! I quick put nutrical in her mouth, wrapped her up and started rubbing. It took probably 1/2 an hour to bring her out of it. They are very close to dying at that point. A chill, lack of food or water, stress, excitement, a number of things can bring it on. They are very very fragile when they weigh so little. I didn't need to take her to the vet, thank goodness, because I had researched the subject to death before I got the girls and knew exactly what to watch for and what I was looking at when it happened. Had she not come out of it when she did, of course I would have. But, luckily it turned out okay. I failed to block the air conditioning vent in their room and it got chilled. I've been super vigilante about this health issue since the day I got them and that was my one (so far) failure. I hope it never happens again, because it is very scary. I think they are very very near death when it happens. That is one of the reasons that it is so important that these little ones are a bit older and weigh a bit more when we get them. It's all about survival and health. A teeny tiny dead puppy isn't nearly as cute as a little bit bigger little bit older live one.
Of course, heated cars and seizures are a whole 'nother issue....