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My old dog is twitching repeatedly in sleep. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 10 years and 3 months old | 22 lbs

My 10 yes old dog is twitching in sleep repeatedly from last 2 days but before she twitched once in a while.is there any problem with my dog pls help

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 12th, 2019

If you can wake Bogu up and the twitching stops there is probably nothing to worry about. If the twitching continues or she seems disoriented afterwards then it could be a seizure or other neurologic problem and you should see your vet.

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