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    Apr 28, 2005, 01:59 PM
    Doxie JRT Cross hiccups
    Our pup has had digestive problems since we acquired him. He's considerably better as we have made some adjustments to his diet and meal times. After his first morning exercise he's given a 'cookie' just to have something in his stomach and half an hour later he's given a small amount of a good quality canned food. He has free access to good kibble and water at all times. We try to keep his exeurberant energy and exercise to a minimum right after eating to let things settle. If we don't follow this regimine, he vomits yellow bile everywhere, all over the wall to wall carpets so we're pretty careful to be consistent with him. What I need to know is, is it normal for this breed or cross breed to have hiccups everyday, sometimes as many as three times a day? Is there anything I can do to alleviate the hiccups? It usually happens when he's at rest. Are the hiccups indicative of a more serious problem?
    Thanks for any help...
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    Apr 28, 2005, 02:31 PM
    A few dogs do seem to to have hiccups although not as much as you say he does. Since you seem to have the other problems under control, I wouldn't worry about it. I think their stomachs do settle down a little as they mature. I must admit I lack experience with the Doxies and JRT's. However I have been around a long time in net years and have never seen that many similar questions about them.
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    Oct 24, 2005, 06:58 PM
    dogs and hiccups
    I was trying to find information on my dog... I happened to click on this... I'm no expert on dogs, but I know that the dogs I grew up around, and the two dogs I have now get the hiccups. Our one dog is an Australian Shephard x and the other is a pure bread Daschund; both get the hiccups on a very regular basis. And yes our Daschund gets them at LEAST once a day if not more! She only keeps them for about 2 to 3 minutes and then they go away, there is not much we've found that works to take care of them other than to wait them out.
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    Oct 25, 2005, 08:04 AM
    Dach Russell's hiccups
    I have since found that if I gently rub his throat that the hiccups stop in a matter of seconds. He doesn't get them quite as often. Perhaps as his system has matured (now a year old) things have settled down. Also, I wonder how much housebreaking and training caused a bit of anxiety and upset too. He very rarely has an accident in the house now, but occasionally vomits, but not as often as long as we stick to our regimine. Things are getting better and he is a very happy little dog we dearly love despite the tough going and frustration we encountered at the start. :)

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