Along with Beth, it appeared that the dog was having a seizure or mini convulsions.? From what I seen, it did not look like sleepwalking.
Albert Bramante Union County College [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Beth Benoit <[email protected]> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 8:02 am Subject: Re: [tips] sleepwalking dog? I thought it looked like the poor dog was having a petit mal seizure. ?The rictus of his mouth looked especially suspicious. ?I'd suspect a brain tumor or something organic. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Linda Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: If this is a "new trick" in what looks to be an old dog, then I think that is a reasonable diagnosis Miguel. If, on the other hand, this behavior was present even when he was a pup it would be harder to say although sleepwalking I believe is pretty rare in older individuals. Thanks for the clips! Linda Walsh University of Northern Iowa [email protected] [email protected] wrote: My daughter shared these two videos with me. Could this be a case of REM sleep behavior disorder rather than sleep walking? ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0dzKH1Rfs&feature=channel <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0dzKH1Rfs&feature=channel> ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA&feature=channel <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA&feature=channel> ? Miguel --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) ? --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) -- "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter "Are our children more precious than theirs?" --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
