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PorkysDaddy · 05-04-2010, 06:02 AM

Hello... This is my first post to Yorkie Talk, but I've been reading posts for over a year now...

My puppy, Porky, is about a year old, and Sunday night he started acting unusual... He moves his head back, kind of like if he was watching a fly go by, and then he looks forward and does the same thing again... He also trembles for a while, sometimes for 5-10 minutes... I hold him and pet him and the trembling goes away after a while. He's also breathing kind of rapidly through his nose, kind of like "sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff"... He's not playing much, but prefers to sit on the floor or couch next to me, and he's not playing with his toys much any more.

I gave him his Interceptor heartworm medication on Saturday AM, but he didn't start this behavior until Sunday night.

I took him to the vet last night and the vet told me to monitor him for the next few days. Has anyone else seen this kind of behavior? I took him for a walk before this started Sunday afternoon... Could it be from pesticides in someone's lawn? The heartworm medication? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

05-04-2010, 06:02 AM	#1
PorkysDaddy YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fairport, NY, USA Posts: 2	Unusual behavior... please advise! Hello... This is my first post to Yorkie Talk, but I've been reading posts for over a year now... My puppy, Porky, is about a year old, and Sunday night he started acting unusual... He moves his head back, kind of like if he was watching a fly go by, and then he looks forward and does the same thing again... He also trembles for a while, sometimes for 5-10 minutes... I hold him and pet him and the trembling goes away after a while. He's also breathing kind of rapidly through his nose, kind of like "sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff"... He's not playing much, but prefers to sit on the floor or couch next to me, and he's not playing with his toys much any more. I gave him his Interceptor heartworm medication on Saturday AM, but he didn't start this behavior until Sunday night. I took him to the vet last night and the vet told me to monitor him for the next few days. Has anyone else seen this kind of behavior? I took him for a walk before this started Sunday afternoon... Could it be from pesticides in someone's lawn? The heartworm medication? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!