question about my senior Boston

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Okay call me a worrisome fur parent but I confess that I am. Last night the fur family and my wife and I was all scattered out on the divan and one of our senior Boston Terriers was sound asleep and making his weird noises when he's dreaming. So I've always been told they make this noise when dreaming anyway.

Beau who is 10 was sleeping very soundly and I woke him to take him outside to potty for the last time last night late. Anyway I had a very hard time waking Beau and when he did wake he seemed a little out of it. He did finally come completely around and you wouldn't know anything was amis.

I'm hoping Dr. Doug will have time to chime in on this as well. I called my normal vet this morning and he is out of the office all week. Yes he has an associate but we're very partial to him and besides our vet he is a friend. We have the type of relationship that I could call him and he would tell me if it's nothing to worry about or bring him in and lets take a look.

He was just in for his yearly tune up not long ago and our vet said for 10 which is getting up there in a Boston, he is a picture of health. I thought I would jump on here and get the general consensus of you guys and see what you thought. Is this something that should be checked out right away or just watch him?

Doug

pawz4me · Answer

I'd just watch him more closely than usual for a day or two as long as everything else seems normal.  My guess is he was in a deep stage of sleep and was just really groggy and maybe a little disoriented when you woke him up.

toedtoes · Answer

Pawz4me wrote:I'd just watch him more closely than usual for a day or two as long as everything else seems normal.  My guess is he was in a deep stage of sleep and was just really groggy and maybe a little disoriented when you woke him up.X2.  Most folks and animals have a hard time being woken up from a deep sleep unexpectedly.  Older folks and animals more so.  My Bat-dog is a major dreamer and if I wake her suddenly from a deep sleep, she is usually disoriented for a few moments.  Especially if it was a nightmare.  I've learned to gently pet her and let her ease out of the sleep, rather than just abruptly wake her.

crowe · Answer

I'd just watch him more closely than usual for a day or two as long as everything else seems normal. My guess is he was in a deep stage of sleep and was just really groggy and maybe a little disoriented when you woke him up.

X3. Jesse is the same way. Wake him up, especially if he's dreaming, and it's a true case of "light's on and nobody's home". He stumbles around like he's drunk for a bit then becomes normal. I wouldn't get too worried but I agree with just keeping an eye on him.

dturm · Answer

I tend to agree with the above answers, provided he is still normal now.  It could have just been a situation where he was in a deep level of sleep, I know that happens to me sometimes :)

dspencer · Answer

Thank you all for your replies those were my thoughts but wanted to make sure i wasn't  all screwed up in my thinking. Thanks  Dr Doug and yes everything else is completely normal  at this time.

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