Fainting in Dogs

We have a 6 year old Pomeranian who has now on several occassions had these fainting epiodes. Everytime it has been prompted by activity, either a walk, or the past two times going up stairs after going to the bathroom. It always begins with a cough and clear difficulty getting air. He then falls over to his side with all legs stiff and sticking out. His pupils seem to dialate. The last two times he has whimpered during the events. When seen by vets they test his trachea and nothing happens when they squeeze his trachea so likely not collapse. He has had both an echo cardiogram and an x-ray and in both the vet and cardiologist say they see mothing wrong with his heart and that it looks good. We are so frustrated and getting desperate as the incidents are increasing in how many times they are happening. Any thoughts on what may be causing it or what else to have checked would be GREATLY appreciate.

My boy Scrappy has fainting episodes anytime he gets excited or does any strenuous exercise. Today we went for a short run (less than 5 minutes of light jogging) and he just fell over on his side. The same thing happened when he met my parents dog and was playing with him. His eyes never close, he just falls over and won’t get back up. He stays down for a few minutes and then is completely fine. When I first adopted him they said it was an overstimulation thing?

My nearly 11 year old boxer, Wes, has been having this unusual new "coughing" eposide that sounds like he is trying to catch his breathe and a few times since this started, he struggled enough that he began too look like he was fainting and began falling over having to be caught by me or my fiance. This happens pretty much every time he gets up from a long term resting position, such as when we return from work at the end of the day and he's been sleeping all day, or when he wakes up in the morning. It's pretty much always after getting up from resting. He does have a heart murmur and takes medication 2x a day for it, however I feel like his condition may have changed or progressed somehow since this "cough" to get air thing is new. We are seeking second opinions. I am curious if others have experienced this with their boxer or have advice?

Hi my pug is almost 3, he has had 2 occasions where he has passed out, one was when he was playing with my pug puppy and the second was he came down over the stairs and dropped, seems to be out for not even a minute. it scares me. His breathing is good and the vets always say how he is in amazing shape for a pug, I don't know if it's me but I feel no and again his tonge seem a pale so I give him a drop of honey. Could it be diabetes or something else,He also seems to act like nothing has happened. he will be booked into the vets just after some advise.u

I have a 12 yr old shih tzu who has suddenly started having episodes and was wondering if it could be congestive heart failure. He also has a skin condition and was recently treated for worms. He has very little physical activity.

Lexy, my 13 year old Maltese had 2 fainting episodes today. She was previously diagnosed with a Grade 5 heart murmur (?) and tracheal collapse. Prior to both episodes she was coughing. Veterinarian prescribed Vetmedin 1.25 - 1 tablet in morning and 1/2 tablet in evening. I understand that this is to allow the heart to beat stronger thereby improving blood flow.

My question is: should another of these episodes happen, what should I do right at that time? She was completely limp and unresponsive both times. I picked her up, kept gently shaking her, calling her name. Is there anything else I should do?

Hi, I have a 15 year old dog named BJ whom I had all my life (he will be 16 in a few days) and he's had about 3/4 faint spells in the past week and a half. On the first one, he walked outside and went to the bathroom and went to walk down the sidewalk and stopped like his legs didn't work. He tried to take a step but knew his legs were going to give out. When I picked him up his head went limp and his eyes looked dazed and when I laid him down he peed on himself. A minute later and he was fine. He is a healthy dog besides his hips hurt him because he is old and I give him glucosamine vitamins. His other faint spells are outside (in the 40 degree weather) or even in the house but he tighten up his legs because he knows he can't move a step, he falls over, then after a minute he's fine. He also shakes sometimes and it's uncontrollable. Does that mean anything? I went to the doctor and they prescribed Gabapentin because they said besides the first faint spell he was healthy and everything checked out. I got blood work 6 months ago and it was fine. Should I get another test for his heart? or an x-ray? Also, I went to the vet only after the first episode. Also, he drinks a lot of water after the spells. Thanks!

My dog fainted shortly after eating some chicken. That's what I believe happened because I looked over and she was passed out on the ground laying on her side. Her eyes were closed and she was making a soft whimpering noise. I called her name several times and she was unresponsive to me. She opened her eyes about 15 seconds later. She couldn't get up because her legs gave out on her. What could be the cause? I know she is old, but I am really concerned.

My 1 year old chowspits fainted twice in a day. He just fainted in front of me and head back then urinate himself. I took him to the vet immediately but they just advice me to take my dog in a cold place (because it's warm here. My dog is still not feeling good and he doesnt want to drink water. What should I do? 😭

my dog got really excited and just fell over stiff. got back up in a few minutes totally fine but seemed startled.

I have an 11 year old Jack Russell Terrier who fell over stiff a couple days ago after coughing and now is breathing rapidly (34 breaths per minute). She is at the worst at night. She was diagnosed with a stage 3 heart murmur 6 months ago. Could this be her heart failing?

I have a 12-13 year old male Papillon. He is on and off with his health. He has very bad dental disease, some arthiritis, and a collapsed trachea. However, he is good and sometimes he is more down than most days. Last night i woke up terrified. I heard a loud thump and got up to find him on the floor and in a pool of urine. I was so scared he wasn't completely out but just laying there and I picked him up and he was not able to stand for a couple seconds. Then, he was fine and walking and went back to sleep like nothing happened. He is fine today and normal/happy/eating so I have no idea why that happened! Please give me advice on what you think it may be! A neurological disorder i presume? Note: I give him glucosamine chondroitin tablets daily and have been for months, along with an antacid tablets (believe ranotidine) and have been for years the vet said daily was fine.

Should i be concerned

I have a sweet 16 year old Lhasa Apso. I gave her a bath this morning...and, she was less than happy. She is blind and hard of hearing. She was barking, got very upset and then collapsed. I got her out of the tub, she was limp. Within a few minutes she was up, went to have water and than ate her breakfast. Do you think she fainted because she was over excited?

My three year old JRT has had two fainting episodes in 48 hours, no other symptoms what so ever. I have had him at the vet and all his bloods are good. The 2nd episode, he knew was coming on, both are after excitement ( people coming in unannounced). He ran to his bed with his ears back and then fainted, on his side, and stretched his head back, sat up dazed and after a minute was running around again. My vet says wait and see but wee are concerned. The only other thing I can notice, is that perhaps he is sleeping a little more than usual. Also prior to this I noticed at the park he wasn't socialising with the other dogs as he usually does.

My 11 y.o.shih tzu Tarah was skipping meals over a week ago.then 5 days ago Tarah fainted, laying on her side and her paws stiff straight. A minute went by and she was still on the floor.I picked her up and down again she went. I Rushed her to the vet.blood and urine work all normal but the xrays showed the left side of her heart is enlarged and there is an unknown mass on her trechea.the vet gave her meds for her heart. The morning after treatment her nose is dripping lots of water or mucus. But she is NOT eating! After 3 days of no food the vet gave her meds to stimulate her appetite and still nothing. She has been drinking a lot and I do carry her outside to go potty.my other big dog got very excited today and Tarah did too but just for a very short time because she fell on her side again but did not lose consciousness.I've been forse feeding with a siringe and this food for weak puppy/kittens.but still she won't eat on her own. Even the food she loves, she turns her head away. What can I do?I can't bare the thought of losing her, she's my shadow, my baby. One of the vet techs said this is the last thing we can try and if nothing works I need to bring her in again but I'm scared if it's her last visit how can I help her get better And what is really wrong with my Tarah?thank you.

My old f. Yorkie is a rescue dog. I've had her at least 10 yrs. She is blind & hard of hearing. She's been eating well, but recently she's fell over two instances, and when l picked her up she was lifeless & limp like a wet noodle. I ran twice to my bed room & have her mouth to mouth bought her back. I'm afraid she MAYBE dying!!?? ;(

Our dog was recently diagnosed with Vasovagal Syncope and has been prescribed Spironalatone to control it. She had a small episode last night where she fainted for a short period of roughly 15 seconds. Is the Spironalatone supposed to stop this from happening or just manage them so they're not as frequent or as severe?

My 13.5 y.o. lab mix Nika has the same symptoms like other clients here: fainting 1-2 times a day now for about 2 weeks, urinating. She is very weak, has very low appetite. X-rays showed a part of her heart enlarged. She started Vetmedin 2 days ago. I'm not asking, what happened to her. It's definitely heart problem. My question is: could Vetmedin or some other medication improve her condition? Of course, she would never heal, but is it possible to improve her quality of life? It's not a fun to urinate every day to floor or dog bed.

Our dog had a recent fainting spell last night spell 2 AM which resulted in her sprawled on the floor, stiffened, and having urinated. I rubbed her sides and belly until she was able to stand in about 2 minutes. She fully recovered in about 5 minutes and was able to go outdoor in a few more minutes.

My 14 year old chihuahua has congestive heart failure and is on medication. She had a re-check appointment last week and the cardiologist was satisfied with her condition. Since then she has collapsed 2 times. Both times were after giving medication. She falls over, starts moaning, and pees on herself. But does not lose consciousness. Ten minutes later she recovers and is back to looking for treats. Please advise?

My beloved Ruby is a female 15 year old Yorkie-Poo with advanced heart disease and has been having episodes of syncope of over a year. We have her on meds and try to keep her as calm as possible but she had an episode today and I noticed that the length of time that she was unconscious was longer than it has been previously. Is this an indication that she is nearing the end? I can't take her back to the vet as it would be too upsetting for her and would likely cause big problems for her. Thank you so much!

Kalou was completely fine but fainted twice while running in the forest 4 days ago. When he was back he just got on his feet and continued running like nothing happened. Since then theres no symptoms but Im still worried it might happen again.
On auscultation I couldnt detect any murmurs or abnormal sounds, but the heart rate increases sometimes very sudden for several seconds and goes back to normal.
Maybe you have some ideas?

My 5 year old shih tzu woke up this morning and was fine he came out to the kitchen so I could let him go out to go to the bathroom and before I was able to hook him up he collapsed and his eyes shit and his body tense up and then his head tilted back and he gave out like a cry and then his body went like limp only for a second and then he was back to normal and is now fine ?