1. Golden Retriever dog hiccups are generally caused by the following reasons:
1. The food is too cold. Food that is too cold will cause golden retrievers to hiccup continuously. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it means they are suffering from cold. Just like people who burp after drinking cold air.
2. Golden retrievers eat too fast. It is not a good habit for a golden retriever to eat too much food at one time or eat too fast, and it will easily cause the dog to hiccup continuously. If the golden retriever always hiccups, feed less and drink more water in the next period of time, and the golden retriever will gradually stop hiccups.
3. Hiccup muscle spasm caused by irritating food. In fact, golden retrievers are just like people. Many hiccups are caused by the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm. Usually the time is very short, and it will stop automatically within a few hours. Most of the causes are not easy to find out, and generally they will not affect the dog's health.
2. Simple method to treat golden retriever hiccups
Generally speaking, hiccups in golden retriever dogs are related to the above three reasons. Generally speaking, just control the amount and speed of your golden retriever's diet. And generally speaking, dog hiccups are generally related to the content of the diet, such as hiccups caused by eating gas-producing food. At the same time, do not take your dog to do strenuous exercise before and after eating.
When a golden retriever dog hiccups, it is difficult to ask it to drink water like a human or hold its breath for a few seconds to stop the hiccups. So at this time, the dog owner may wish to pat the dog on the back and massage the belly, so that the hiccups can be stopped earlier. But if your dog keeps hiccupping for more than a day, you need to ask a doctor for treatment.
