To have overreacted about DDog and terrified us both for no reason?

Probs a bit late to the party but i would keep an eye. My parents old dog did this and it turned out that it was having absence seizures because it had a tumour on the brain. We have never forgotten the time when she had one outside when it was pouring with rain and as children we couldn't move her. My mum came back from the shop and we had tied an oil skin apron round her to stop her from getting soaked. hopefully it's just a once off but something to have in mind.

If you're not already you'll laugh about it one day.

I woke up one morning to DPs first words being "your fucking dog" like wow ok!

DDog had been in such a deep sleep he was barely breathing and scared the crap out DP in the night! He lived another 8years after that 🤣

Also dogs eyes don't close when they sleep for the last time due to the way the muscles work (a question I asked when DDogs time came as a way to calm my mind). So that's why DDog2 sometime sleeps with her eyes open because that girl can really rest!

I have had this with my dog. She is an very elderly greyhound. At times, she has been on her bed with her eyes open, and she is coldish. I give her a nudge, and nothing happens. A few times, my own heart has stopped as I thought this was it. It was her time. So nice to go in her own bed. Then she leaps up and looks at me like I farted in her face.
She doesn't really greet me much when I get home now, as she sleeps deeper and is a bit deaf. The blessing with that though is that she is no longer stressed when we have thunder. She used to be in absolute bits.

We had exactly the same about three evening ago. DDog bed in the lounge, DH got up to go to the loo and was ‘holy crap the DDogs ill, or maybe dead’

he was motionless with eyes open, called his name, nothing, I thought he’d had a stroke, I got a biscuit and threw it towards him and he shot out of his bed, all waggy tail and snaffles the biscuit. Absolutely fine.

I think he was in a deep sleep and for some strange reason had his eye open.

we were a lot ooooooop for a while too.

His hearing is probably deteriorating. One of my dogs lived until she was 17 so I fully understand the panic of having difficulty rowsing a very elderly dog.

My dog does this! My heart jumps out, it’s like he doesn’t hear me! Lies there even if I’m shouting him.

Can hear a crisp bag opening from 3 streets away though!

If it happens again I’d encourage a vet visit incase he’s having some kind of seizure.

dinner behave normally after he got up..?

Mine used to do this to me all the time. She was a sound sleeper (even as a pup). I got used to thinking she had died. The first few times it was panic inducing.

Now the night she woke up screaming was another story. Never did work out what the problem was, we figured it was a night terror. Now that scared the shit out of me.

My cat did this after I had told him off for not coming in on time
I even yanked the cushion from under him and he just fell off it limply, not moving
I was about to ring the emergency vet when one eye snapped open, glaring at me

It sounds like sleep paralysis. Or maybe a mild seizure. Or he might have just been in a really deep sleep 🤷🏼‍♀️

😂

I walked past DDog lying in the hallway and he didn't react to me. He had been a bit off his food so I went and had a closer look and his eyes were half open but he still didnt move. I poked him with my foot - nothing.
I rushed into the lounge and said in a panicked but hushed tone (didn't want DC to hear) "Stay calm but I think DDog is dead". DH replied "very funny" and I said "I am not being funny, I really think he's dead"
DH sat looking baffled at me and then I realised DDog had followed me in the lounge and was standing behind me wondering what the fuss was

DCat does this too, I’ve whispered my good byes to her more than once only for her to wake up and lick her arse, whilst I’m in bits.

My cat sometimes sleeps with his eyes open, it's really freaky and I panic as well

My spaniel does this when he's lying on my side of the bed and I try to get in. He pretends to be asleep, can't hear me and goes all floppy and a dead weight if I try to move him 😄

Hearing not as sharp maybe ? One of mine used to get petit mal , they are seizures but he would just drop and lie still after a few minutes he would get up right as rain . I'd see if it happens again before I'd consider that though. Its most likely he knew he was caught and froze

Playing possum? I do that sometimes in the morning too to avoid my responsibilities.

In all seriousness, glad he's ok!

Glad he is okay 😊
You didn't over react, you just love him dearly.

Sounds like a mild seizure.

He must have been enjoying a real deep sleep bless him. He probably is a bit deaf or has selective hearing. 😴

I don’t think you over reacted, I would have done the same.

Also, it’s worth noting dogs can have absence seizures like humans, so it might be something to consider or look into if it happens again.

My sisters dog does this, frightened the life out of me the first time I was letting them out and she wouldn’t wake up

Ha! My 12 year old dog did exactly the same thing to me one night - he was laying on the bedroom floor with eyes open and fully blanked me when talking to him, shaking him and shouting! Finally, when I jumped up in a panic and switched the light on, he slowly stood up, sighed and went and plonked himself back on his own bed in the corner! He gave me the evil eye and I swore at him....dogs eh!!!!!

When ours wakes in the middle of the night (e.g one of us going downstairs for a glass of water/coming home late) she pretends she’s bot awake and prays we bugger off and let her sleep 😄

but if that’s not normal behaviour for yours, totally understandable that you were worried.

glad your pooch is fine ☺️