Last night my dog (Sheltie/Collie mix)started shaking (kind...

Answer by Richmond
Submitted on 2/14/2006
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Have any of the owners of the scared dogs found causes? I live in VA and adopted my dog about 6 months ago. She's extremely well behaved, but two months after I adopted her she stared up in the middle of a walk and nearly took off like a bat. She started shaking with fear and tucked her tail under her legs for nearly two days, hiding in the only dark corner my apartment has. She was completely fine on the third day, and I thought that was it. However, it's now happened twice, and I would really like to know why in case I can prevent it. No seismic activity, and all three times there were no storms anywhere nearby. But every time she definitely looks high up on the walls or towards the sky.

Answer by buster
Submitted on 4/24/2007
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hello i have a small dog called buster, he is a cross between a bichion frise and a silkey. I am a person in a wheelchair, i find it very difficult at times to maintain his coat this is due to his figgeting and getting upset with me brushing him...so i opted to have his coat shawn...well this was yesterday. He seem to be shaking a lot now and running around like a rabbit and wimpers a little from time to time...Is it because he has been frightened from his first experence with the clippers and also could he be cold??it worries me and i feel guilty now that i have put him through it. He has fir not hair so it was getting matted at times although i would snip the clups off as soon as they appear. will he settle down or should i take him to the vet. cheers and thanks

Answer by natalie
Submitted on 5/12/2007
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Hi, i have a rescued border collie. She used to come in my room in the mornings and wake me up and she used to love to be around me. I havent been around that much the past 2 weeks, but when i am i shower her w/ love. but now she never comes to wake me up, only when my mom makes her go in my room, then she just jumps on my bed sees im there, then lies at the door waiting to leave instead of cuddling up nxt to me. shes really close w/ my mom now, but ive been home the past 2 days and when i first come in the door shes happy, but then she starts growling when i pet/come near her and runs away w/ her tail btwn. her legs! i was home alone w/ her and she seemed to miss my mom alot and she ran away from me and hid in her crate curled up for an hour, then sat by the front door and then looking out the window,i tried to comfort her but she snapped@me and later she was shaking and CRYING!! shes nice when i give her walks, and i never have hit or shouted at her. peope say it may be a scent, but i think if it was, she would always be scared of me even when i first walk in the door. do you know wut it is? i miss my dog!

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Question by Jane
Submitted on 11/20/2003
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Last night my dog (Sheltie/Collie mix)started shaking (kind of like when you are really really cold) and she just seemed really scared. She hid in the closet and then under my desk. This went on for about 3 hours, then she seemed ok. This morning she followed me around more than usual. What is going on with her?

Answer by RightO
Submitted on 1/28/2004
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There are several thing that may have happened. The most obvious is that she was startled by something. Is she normally scared of people? If so, check your house for missing things or signs of Breaking and entering. If not, (to be on the safe side) I would bring her to the vet and check her for neurological malfunctions.

Answer by brian
Submitted on 3/22/2004
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was it a shiver? my dog had a high temp made her shiver

Answer by DAKOTA DAVE
Submitted on 3/31/2004
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TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE VET IF THE SHAKING CONTINUES .FEVER AND BECOMES LETHARGIC. MAY BE A CASE OF PARVO .

Answer by J-ustin
Submitted on 5/7/2004
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It was a seizure you idiots!

Answer by THE ROBBER
Submitted on 5/7/2004
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Sorry about that I was stealing your televison...but I noticed she was having a seizure...damn your stupid...

Answer by The P
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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The most likely thing that happened to you dog was that something simply scared it. The typical response to fear for dogs is shaking, hiding in closets or enclosed areas, pacing, running away and even destroying things. As to the remarks about seizure, no dog or any person for that matter would have a 3 hour seizure, so it seems we've found the idiots on this page.

Answer by Cameron
Submitted on 6/4/2004
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hi, last night my golden retriever also just started shaking, foaming/slobbering profusely, and whining. my dog is usually very active and EXTREMELY well mannered/very nice and used to people,and other animals. could this be a slight case of electrocution; from a electric fence? did he maybe get overheated/tired from a long "Romp" around the neighborhood? what do you think?

Answer by stevec
Submitted on 6/10/2004
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What area of the country are you in? I have had dogs exibit similar behaviors before and after earthquakes. If you remember when it happened you can check the records for a quake near you. I was amazed to feel two earthquakes in Oklahoma last year. It can happen anywhere.

Answer by Alex
Submitted on 7/2/2004
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my dogs been shaking and hiding under my desk, shes done it about 3 times, is somehting wrong with her or does she just keep getting scared?

Answer by Lora
Submitted on 7/7/2004
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I have a sheltie and he shakes like that alot when he gets nervous. Alot of times I think it thunder thats father away that he only hears. I live in coastal sc so we have alot thunder and lightning, we just moved here from virginia and i never noticed him doing that until we moved here. My neighbor has the same problem with his dog. The chirping crikets at night even drive my dog crazy.

Answer by dogluva
Submitted on 8/11/2004
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my dog too has been shaking.she seems really distant as if something terribly scared her.

Answer by alley
Submitted on 12/3/2004
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My dog shakes violently and slobbers really bad every night at the same time (around the time it gets dark). He won't calm down until someone takes him outside. Once outside, he will only go in one part of the yard or else he shakes again. What in the world could this be? He is getting worse everyday and the vet says his health is good. Any ideas? He is a mix breed pointer.

Answer by emma
Submitted on 12/29/2004
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once my dog started barking, shaking, backing away and he was just staring at the empty space on the sofa next to my friend sian, while this happened just before sian was talking about her mum going to see a spiritulist, because her gran died, and like she woz sayin stuff woz da person had said

Answer by just_me
Submitted on 12/29/2004
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your dog probaly hasnt got this as your dog was doing this for 3 hours but, my dog when he used to start shaking and slobber come out his mouth most times hed throw up, this kept happening so we took him to the vets and it turned out he ha epilepsey!

Answer by Faith
Submitted on 4/18/2005
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UUUmmm...hey television theif who likes to call people stupid, you should probably note that YOUR means your (as in posession)...YOU'RE means you are. So, who's stupid?

Answer by rocco
Submitted on 12/18/2005
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This morning upon return his usual morning walk, while he was resting all of a sudden my 9 year old bullmastiff started shaking. Just shaking nothing else as if he was really cold.I gave him a massage to relax his muscles for about five minutes and covered him to keep warm.He was alert but looked somewhat disheartened . Otherwise he is a healty, happy, good mannered dog,never misses his daily exercise. We have never experienced such a thing before. After some rest he became his usualself again. Thanks for helpful comments.

Answer by danielle
Submitted on 1/23/2005
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Sometimes when my dog eats something she's not supposed to, she acts like that. she shivers, sleeps a lot, and sometimes slobbers and throws up. She especially likes to get in the trash, so it happens a lot! I resently got a trash can that goes under my cupboard, so it doesn't happen anymore.

Answer by gerty
Submitted on 2/13/2005
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my dog was sleeping and all of a sudden started walking in circles and was shaking profusly....im not sure what's wrong with her.... could someone help me

Answer by patty
Submitted on 4/25/2005
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my dog 10 years old, is shaking her back legs why?

Answer by Pie
Submitted on 5/18/2005
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Cameron, take your dog to the vet immediately.

Answer by The Robbers Friend
Submitted on 6/14/2005
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I think your dog got scared when I robbed the neighbors, sorry!!!

Answer by raven
Submitted on 7/11/2005
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My dog is scared of thunder, why is she scared of thunder? when its thundering out she shakes, pants , and hides in my bathroom when the fan is going. she doesn't com out of the bathroom. only when she wants too. but she pooh when she is scared. and she doesn't want to go out side when its raining she is all so scared of water. why is my dog scared of thunder and water?

Answer by pbee
Submitted on 7/15/2005
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we have a Border Collie... active dog... not affraid of people or other animals and has started shaking all over and makes coughing noises like she is going to be sick. Why is this?

Answer by david
Submitted on 7/25/2005
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my dog has been doing allot of shaking lately and it not normal. my mon thinks its the old age but i would take your dog to the vet if i were you good luck

Answer by meyerbeagle
Submitted on 7/28/2005
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i have a beagle and it is layoing down and shaking it used to love ice cubes but it wont eat a single one

Answer by whatever
Submitted on 7/29/2005
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when you say "damn your stupid" you need to write it "damn you're stupid." Seems the stupid one often talks the most

Answer by chemical
Submitted on 8/29/2005
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i don't know what kind of dog it is, because i'mhouse sitting, but the smaller and younger of the two dogs has the shakes bad. like, i hold him or touch him and my whole body shakes. he refused a biscuit. his eyes are open really wide and his mouth is open and the tongue is curled unusually, he's panting loudly. there is a storm going on. he had to get valium i guess during july 4th because the noise freaked him out. do you think this is the same thing?

Answer by andrew
Submitted on 11/3/2005
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my dog doesnt stop shaking she does it randomly i dont know what it is but she isnt scared i dont think i dont know what to do ill prolly take her to the vet.

Answer by StephJ
Submitted on 11/8/2005
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I have a Wheaton Terrier that has been having a seizure every day for 3 months. These always last from 1.5 to 3.5 HOURS. So YES - they do have 3 hour seizures! She has been to a neurologist and is on Phenobarbital (3 weeks) - to no avail as yet. We have high hopes but no one seems to know what is causing it. The seizures are very taxing to her (and us). She lays on her side completely flexed and shaking, with her back hunched and panting heavily. She also whimpers and thrashes when she can. It just started and we hate to put her down. Has anyone ever encountered this?

Answer by THE ROBBERS HELPER DUDE
Submitted on 12/6/2005
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I dont think it was a seizure

Answer by Dallasgirl
Submitted on 12/7/2005
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I just recently picked up my dog and he was shaking really hard and had his tail between his legs and wouldn't warm up to me at all. He had recently nipped at me and I scolded him, could he be scared of me?

Answer by Sara
Submitted on 12/14/2005
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My dog always shakes for no reason why do you think she dose that?

Answer by Lynn
Submitted on 2/22/2006
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Dogs can hear a human heartbeat at five feet away. She probably heard something you couldn't!

Answer by DD
Submitted on 3/17/2006
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In Florida, shaking, foaming at the mouth and drouling are signs of biting or licking a poisonous frog. It can kill a dog.

Answer by silver
Submitted on 3/18/2006
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Does anyone know if dogs feel cold. My dog started shaking constantly after getting him groomed and my place is cold. Any info would be appreciated.

Answer by mosca
Submitted on 4/28/2006
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My dog recently had a spazm, she just was lying on my bed and and just all of a sudden started shaking quite violently I picked her up and she just gripped on and did not move at all, after that I sat her down on a bed and her eyes opened so wide that I could see straight into them. This has never happened before also she snapped out of it when I offered a treat. Could it have been something like a tick because she hasn't had anything like that (Tick, heartworm etc for ages.