Puppy makes moaning noises

[SheriS]

@Dr. Jeff and @Dr. Christina, Cooper moans multiple times per day. Sometimes it's as he's just completed lying down and other times, while he's already lying down. He can either be sleeping or not. We wonder if there may be some stomach/digestive thing (blockage?) or maybe there's pain elsewhere.
He is still not eating much which led me to the digestive thought. He's now Giardia free as well. All else seems good with BEAM except he doesn't sleep much during the day. He's always scanning to see where I am.
We were thinking he should have some bloodwork and another physical exam, but not wanting to overreact at the same time...
Would you comment on what you would do pls?

 

[HA! Support]

Hi Sheri.

Until @Dr. Jeff and @Dr. Christina are able to respond, I want to tell you not to worry too much unless he acts like he is in distress and you see concerning physical symptoms. Then please, call your vet. My dog made lots of weird sounds while she was a puppy, and when dogs sleep they process their day via dreams so sounds like that are similar to us talking in our sleep. My dog is 5 years old now and is still a moany, groany, snorey sleeper, and sometimes she makes those sounds "talking to" her toys or while stretching/rolling around on the floor.

Kim
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[SheriS]

@Kim Thank you for your comments. I will hope it's just his own little quirks. Funny how your pup 'talks" to her toys

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Cooper moans multiple times per day.

can either be sleeping or not. We wonder if there may be some stomach/digestive thing (blockage?) or maybe there's pain elsewhere.

Very, very unlikely. With a BEAM of 8 or above I'd frankly be shocked if it were a problem at all.

What Archie taught ne over the years was that this sporadic groanin/mouning/humming is as form of self-soothing.

The moans activate the vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system.

I hum in bed anytime I have trouble sleeping. A secondary effect is that humming helps us become bettr wmbodied. And gets us out of our heads a bit.

Teaching Cooper to relax (yes, you can teach this) and sleep more will decrease the need to self sooothe.

He's now Giardia free as well.

Yay! Thanks to a vital and effective immune system.

 

[Dr. Christina]

I suspect, Sheri, that months and years from now you will look back over his journal and chuckle about things you worried about. Keep your thoughts positive, learn energy healing approaches you can offer just for general health, not because you are worried. Keep sending love and doing the happiness protocol.

You may want to begin now to take animal communication classes and work on your interspecies communication skills. Then you can ask him how his day or night is going and what he wants you to be learning.

And do not react to minor changes. Read Herb Tanzer's book - your pet isn't sick he just wants you to think so. Another slant on how they communicate with us.

As Kim said, her 5 y.o. is a noisy sleeper.

Community members - chime in - have your dogs over the years been moaners, yippers, dreamers?

Dr. Christina

 

[GinnyW]

Oh, yes! Yipping, growling, all four feet going. Not uncommon in my house, through three big dogs.