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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

He may be having gas or other G-I, even serious intermittent pain or unknown symptoms such as neurological or others & when it strikes, he goes where he feels safe & gets himself through it. I would definitely have vetted him after a couple episodes of this as possible physical cause is what you have to suspect & worry about first & foremost. Perhaps he's got behavior issues but first check with the vet. If they can't find anything, I would chart his meals, water, treat intake, including chewies, etc., and all his other activities to see if you can form a pattern of this happening within a certain time period of something he eats or does. If there is nothing on x-ray, scans & lab work, you can begin to look into particular sounds or things that are going on in or out of the house when he does this. Does a certain smell of someone opening the fridge, the TV, or starting a car or playing basketball next door or cars coming down the street seem to bring it on? Journal his life for a week or so & try to see if some association taking place in his world is what is causing these possible panic- or fear-related incidents. Finally, if it is behavior related, I would block his access to the area under the couch and treat his whining/crying incidents with whatever treatment method of your choice for fear-based reactions. You can Search out many threads here or Google the subject & read all you can on how to deal with this type of reaction. But first, a vet consult is necessary. I sure hope you can get to the bottom of this as he sounds miserable. I pray he's over this as quickly as possible & you have your healthy, happy baby back very soon.

Wow lots of good information. Thank you!