Why do puppies breathe fast while sleeping?!? | Veterinarian Explains
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Hey Guys! I’m Dr.Lindsay Butzer a small animal veterinarian and a supper common new puppy owner question I get is:
Why does my puppy breathe so fast when they are sleeping and is this OK?
If you’re like me, its hard not to just stare at your cute puppy while they sleep, since we all know having a wild and crazy puppy will exhaust any new dog owner and seeing them finally sleep is a relief and probably the cutest thing in the world.
But while you are mesmerized by their sleepy cuteness you then notice how hard and fast they are breathing, you may question is something wrong with my puppy??
So I'm here to say, It is completely normal for your puppy to breathe fast while they are sleeping.
One reason they appear to be breathing “hard” maybe is that they have delicate ribs and muscles, and it may simply take extra effort from their tiny growing body’s to take each breath. And it appears like they are struggling to breathe while they are sleeping.
The normal respiratory rate for a puppy is anywhere from 10 to 40 breaths per minute. You can count your puppies’ breaths per minute to make sure the breathing is not alarmingly elevated. If It is over 40 you will want to contact your veterinarian.
Puppies also dream way more than adult dogs. They get into a deeper REM sleep where their brain activity increases, their eyes dart around quickly, their legs can kick or even look like they are 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 has seizures every night, they show me videos and I have to reassure them that they are simply dreaming.
Alright guys, so I hope I helped calm you down about your puppy breathing fast and heavy and that it is normal within 10-40 beats per minute.
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Thank you! I have severe anxiety & thought my puppy was struggling to breathe. This helped a lot!! :)
Same with me friend. I have GAD and my dogs are my life. You’re not alone in being a paranoid pup parenr
you're welcome!! Every Time I get a new puppy myself haha or watching my litters of puppies - I notice they breathe hard and fast so I made this video! it is normal, unless they have boogers or green nasal discharge they could be sick. But if they are not sick, its normal.
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Omg this saved my mental so much. I have generalized anxiety and noticed my dog laying on me breathing so fast but sleep. I got so scared it raised my anxiety. I’m 30 yrs old and this is the first dog I ever got attached to. Anxiety caused me to be so anti social and distant from people and animals. Even though I love and respect both. But my dream dog has been a German shepherd and I finally got one! And I keep him glued to my side, now I can’t picture life without him. I was so worried. He’s only 2 months now💙💙
thank you do much for these answers ,googled this topic no help also when u try to ask a vet on line they want to charge u ,i was so happy to find your video .bless you
God bless you l! I just got my 3 month old lab yesterday and i freaked out, i saw your video and all my anxiety went away, thank youuuu!!!❤
Thanks! We just adopted a puppy yesterday and I have been worried about his rapid breathing. You put my mind at ease!
yaya I am happy this Video helped you! xo
@@drlindsaybutzer Thanks again Doc!
Thank you
Thank you so very much, Dr. Lindsay! A very enlightening video helping in laying to rest some anxious moments. My Google searches yielded amplified anxiety which prompted my search through TH-cam. Thanks to them and you, I’m breathing again in extreme relief!❤
This video is exactly what I needed
Omg thank you so much! I’ve been panicking and you explained everything throughly! You also explained everything throughly in less than 3 minutes! You’re a true hero
You rule! I'm istening to calming puppy music and watching your video while my foster pup is panting in her sleep. YAY, it's normal-thank YOU
I am a new puppy owner, and I also was scared that my puppy was breathing so hard so very thankful for this video❤
Oh thank god I was so concerned.. she looks really comfy but I’m like how can you sleep with your breathing so heavy lol. Im in love with her already..9 weeks old…I don’t want anything to happen to her. Thank you for calming my worry. Def a new sub.
Hahah Yes its normal!
I have deep anxiety and I’m super hypochondriac so when I heard my 2 months old husky sleeping and breathing heavy I got really scared, I thought it might be a serious illness.
Thank you for calming my nerves. 😅 My 8 month old puppy’s respiratory rate is 40-60 per minute and I was genuinely Terrified something was wrong. (He’s a large breed mix and had just been exercising for an hour). He likes to get into stuff but nothing else seemed to be wrong so I was a bit freaked.😂
Yup! Thats why I made this video! Because I even got freaked out with a few of my puppies forgetting how hard they breathe when they sleep. xo
Thank you so much for this video :) My heeler girls are all 7 to 14 years old now and I recently got a new pup who is fitting in surprisingly well..my older girls are being so sweet to her :) Shes 10 weeks old, and they wear her out all day running around our 2 acre property. So shes sleeping good at night! But last night was our second night since getting her, and both nights she was breathing really fast at different times during sleep, while normal other times, so I was wondering. Its been along time since I had a puppy, so thank you again for the reassurance!
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hahahah You're welcome!!!
Thank u so much for the info I was so scared when i noticed my puppy was breathing fast
Thank u u see this is the type of videos ppl need to make y ?! So ppl with these tyle of questions could have an answer
Omg, thank you for this info! I was starting to get very worried!
Thats why I made this!!! It worried me as a new puppy owner too! And worries my clients!
I have a 4 month old Frenchie and she is breathing waaay over 40 breaths per minute but when I tap her and she wakes up her breathing goes back to normal
I also have a 4 month old puppy way over 40 bpm. Many mixed answers. Have you found out anything with your pup?
@@LuisGarcia-px9vqI second that mine is laying next to me now breathing fast while sleeping
My frenchie is doing exact same thing right now
Mine does same lol
She woke up fine tho 🤝
Thank you. My nerves have been shot for the past 2 days
I landed here .. got worried too! 😔😔😔
why am i counting 150 breaths p/m? I thought each time the chest moves was a breath eg: 1:27 i counted 158 bpm. Please tell me im wrong. My baby girl was breathing that fast for hours tonight and i am still crapping myself. She is my whole world... :(
Im counting the breaths in the same way, my belgian malinois puppy goes around 60/70 per minute and sometimes 35/40 times per minute 😅 i hope that's just something normal
Please I need answers. :( You say 10-40 breaths/min but the clips with the puppies in your video breathes faster than 40. Is this normal then I guess? My puppy breathes between 50-100 per min (sometimes she breathes normally 20 bpm) and she also pants when shes awake. Shes been to many vets and they could not find anything wrong with her lungs or heart. And no pain. But why is she breathing so fast then? Could it mean she is just hot? (She doesnt pant when shes outside in the cold, only inside) She is 6,5 months old. I just bought her and picked her up 2 days ago. She is a Finnish Lapponian. Happy and active, eats normally. Please I need answers :(
Any more answers on your puppy? I got one two days ago and he also breaths at like 50-60bpm but he seems fine 😭 my anxiety through the roof
@@autumpeacock4779 No more answers.. If its a tiny breed (ex chihuahua) i would get it checked out. I feel like bigger breeds (like 10kg and above) tend to breathe faster/pant more. Just an observation I made by looking at peoples dogs. Go to a dog park and the big dogs pant and the small dogs just dont (unless its very hot outside)
My puppy is still breathing fast but I decided that as long as shes alert and doesnt show any signs of being sick, I will wait. I just got anxiety pills prescribed by my vet and Im curious what it will do.
I believe your puppy is totally fine, its very rare that the only sign of a very sick dog would be fast breathing. If its a life threatening disease it will either get worse very soon or come with other symptoms. And if its something not so serious you will have time to see a vet and get it treated! Possible things that could cause fast breathing: lack of sleep (puppies should sleep about 16 hours a day), stress (ex moving to a new home) or lack of energy due to food that dont have good nutrients, or simply if your pup is not eating enough.
Try not to stress and stay positive!
Good luck and I wish u and ur puppydog the best!
One of the best books I have is: "Successful Dog Breeding" by Chris Walkowicks and Bonnie Wilcox, DVM. They mention the puppy dreaming thing. They call it "Activated Sleep."
It's so cool how they are made like that. Very cute.🐶❤️
Awe Thats awesome! Thank you for sharing this information with everyone!
Just got a new toy poodle and I thought it was having a heat stroke or something. Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏼 this helped us a lot. ❤
You're welcome!!! It is normal! But totally scares new puppy owners!
Thank you so much you really help me
You're welcome!! It worried me as a new puppy owner too!
Thank you i was freaking out
Breathing rate 190 per minute. So yes it's fast, but too fast?
Tq mam it helped me a lot at middle night to soo much ❤
You're so welcome!! I glad my video helped! xo
I have a 12 week GSD and noticed he has been panting a lot when sleeping this week. I have seen mixed answers as to whether it’s normal.
We have a vet appointment tomorrow for his 2nd vaccine 😊
How did it go?
Thank you so much. So it's very helpful and ease my mind and my heart and great deal
Just got a malinois puppy and a boerboel this vid has helped thanks😄
Is it normal? I just got a Malinois too
@@fbi1714 seems so
My dog is 3 years old but pants a lot when he sleeps. He’s normally a very hyper dog. Which is fine after he does activities but when he pants fast while he sleeps worries me sometimes
Maybe he is dreaming?
my puppy's resp rate is about 60 breaths/minute while sleeping. He's 7 weeks old. Is it okay for his to be above 40 bpm?
Same with my 6-month old puppy. Waiting for an answer.
Is this continuing?
How about 120 beats/minutes? :(
Thank you for the information 🙏🏻
Thanks for the info ❤
My german shepard puppy is taking 200+ breaths per minute only in her sleep
please help do i stress or not
Same 😨
My 3 month Aussie is at 190
How did it turn out?? I need answers
My Seventh Eng Bully and I've never seen this but I must say that I've never been as attentive with bully pups in the past as I am now so I may have missed it!
Needles to say, New Puppy day one at 05:45 in a thunder storm on weekend of July 4th?? I was more than concerned...
Thanks Doc!
Thank you!
We have a litter of all 6 4-month-old puppies still at home and when they're all asleep at night or taking a nap in there it's really noticeable and I'm like huh? Are they ok? Are they too hot, or should they drink water? Unfortunately I know what a dog having a seizure looks like so at least that's never crossed my mind!
I was worried thanks
Tq so much dr...im also scared why my bby boy breath so fast but his sleeping....im searching at midnight for wht reason finally his normal tq ao much dr ...im scared alot before this also on puppy like this oni sdnly vomit n die....im panic that's why early im searching for reason really tgis help full dr❤😊😊 im from Malaysia
Is it okay if they do it when the wake up too sometimes? Puppy seems active and playful. Just sleeping or when laying down awake
Hey thanks for the video! I have an 11 week old shar pei puppy and she snorts a lot during her sleeping. I’m worried she has brachycephalic syndrome because of her short face. She tends to breath in hard and snorts if I pick her up. I try to lift her from the chest and bottom trying to keep the weight to her bottom. Do you think I should look into surgery or is this normal for her age? Thanks!
Thank you ❤️
Thank you 🙏 ❤
Doctor my puppies are moving their hands and legs while sleeping. Why
It’s dreaming …completely normal
Dreaming ! xo
mu puppy is super shy he keeps tucking his head into everything and panting alot is he okay??
Is it normal for the puppy to be doing it for the entire sleep. My 9 week old puppy is new to our home and when is awake seems completely healthy
Today is my puppy’s 11th day of parvo, he feels well, no diarrhea no vomiting he started eating and feels good, but today I noticed he is breathing so fast while sleeping, he is 2 month old. Is it normal?
Due to his parvovirus diagnosis I am not sure what is normal. Please see your local veterinarian for more help!
10 BPM is normal????? like 1 breath every 10 sec?????
My 7 month old staffy is breathing about 80-100 breaths per min 😢
I just counted 95 breaths in 30 seconds for my 3 month Aussie.
@Madogen ok so seems to be pretty normal. I don't remember my pitbull puppy doing this 4 years ago 😳 so weird. Thank you for your reply 🙏
Ong get to the point faster
Just skip to 1 minute. Obviously watching this because I’m worried first 1 minute is bs useless waste of time, the answer is at minute in.