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Puppy suddenly unresponsive after head wobble and eating. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 5 days old

Please please help after having what seems to be a head wobble moment whilst sitting after eating regularly and drinking my poor Koko has gone lifeless and unresponsive she has now been asleep for the past hour with no sign of moving she's breathing iv tried to take her heart rate over 15sec and the x4 giving me a reading of 68 she is 9 weeks old has been she has been fine all day very active and literally in the space of 5 minutes has gone down hill after this funny moment I'm panicking!!

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Answered By Lauren M. Jones, VMD

Veterinarian

Published on June 29th, 2017

Oh dear, poor Koko! This sounds like an emergency condition. Even though she just ate, rub some corn syrup on her gums in an attempt to increase her blood sugar in case this issue is related to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). She must then go to the nearest emergency vet immediately for evaluation because this may be a life threatening situation. I hope that all goes well!

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