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My dog woke up twitching, eyes rolled back, unresponsive. Seizure?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Peekapoo | Male | neutered | 1 year old | 11 lbs

My dog woke up from his sleep and was breathing heavily with his tongue out and started twitching and rolled his eyes back. When I tried waking him up to see if he was ok he wouldn’t move. It was like he was unconscious or something. What does that mean ?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 18th, 2019

The two big rule outs here would be seizure activity or syncope (like a fainting spell) that could be due to an underlying heart condition. I suggest you get him to your vet for an exam as soon as possible.

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