Hiccups

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June 13.  And on this day in 1922, some poor fella by the name of Charlie Osborne started doing something that would end in a "record' of sorts.  He began to hiccup.  And he didn't stop for 68 years! Can you imagine?!  I mean CAN you imagine?!  Poor guy.  Apparently he died 11 months after they stopped. 

We dogs can get hiccups, and puppies are often prone to them.  Hiccups are usually caused by eating too quickly or by being too hyperactive and energetic.  Barking can also cause hiccups - because if you're excited and barking, your breathing is affected.  Given these causes, Einstein should  have  chronic hiccups - he inhales his food and is always barking.  Another cause for hiccups is supposedly eating a food high in grain. 

To stop or prevent the hiccups, if your dog has then often, you should feed a low grain food and avoid foods that trigger hiccups.  Give your dog water - just like humans - to try and stop them.  Other suggestions include exercising your dog, to change his breathing pattern.  Take a walk or play fetch.  Another supposed cure is to feed him. Unless you what he eats triggers them - then I think you have a cycle going on!

None of us get hiccups very often.  In fact, I don't think I have ever heard the FG hiccup.  Maybe he's scared of me - so I frighten the hiccups out of him - like some humans try to do. I wonder how many different cures Charlie tried?!  And what finally caused them to stop.  Maybe he got a dog.  We can cure lots of human ailments.  Although sometimes we add to them...At least in this house!

Have a hiccup-free day!