What to do with vomiting dog? Vets can’t find cause

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@liskev I 100% understand and agree with what you’re saying. However, this situation was unique. I don’t want to argue about the ethics behind breeders and specific breeds. Just want the pup to be okay.

 

[christianflies]

@daughtersisterpartnermom The breeders gave away their 5-month old family dog? Umm…this sounds suspect to me.

 

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@christianflies Trust me, I had questions too. It’s a weird situation.

 

[michaelangelo7]

@daughtersisterpartnermom How long have you had him? Are you sure he didn’t have some health issues and that’s why they were giving him up? Definitely switch back to Iams. It’s cheap but it’s a good food. Price point doesn’t denote how healthy a food is for pets. A lot of the expensive brands actually have little to no testing or science backing them up and can do more harm than good.

 

[chantalxo]

@daughtersisterpartnermom This was bought from a breeder. Not a rescue.

 

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@chantalxo You don’t know the specifics of the situation. This post is about a sick animal. That’s what’s important.

 

[growingrace]

@daughtersisterpartnermom it may just be a food sensitivity thing. They may not be all about that chicken and rice and are more of the salmon or beef lovers

 

[wolves]

@daughtersisterpartnermom This is completely random, but there was a different breed of dog that I remember seeing that had difficulty eating in the normal prone position. (your vet will be familiar with this condition, I mean the medical name which I cannot remember.)

The owners had created a special feeding chair that the dog essentially clambered into so that he was sitting upright when he was eating. That helped the food to go down with gravity and everybody was happy that way (and the food stayed down...)

You might want to see if you can arrange to hold your dog upright and give it some food as an experiment, just a little bit, and then see if it stays down after that feeding approach?

Worth a try, and free at least at first, aside from the extra effort.

As others have noted, this may also just be some sort of food sensitivity or allergy that you need to work through to ID.

 

[thecup]

@wolves Megaesophagus ️

 

[wolves]

@thecup -thank you!-

I'm terrible with the medical and physiological names of things, but I remember what they are fundamentally. (My brain-block with nomenclature drives my veterinary friends and coworkers crazy! )

 

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@wolves Haha yes my bf has tried this. He burps and seems fine so it definitely helps a little but has still gotten sick hours later :/

 

[wolves]

@daughtersisterpartnermom Ahhh - that's actually very useful to know!

Make sure that you have told your veterinarian about this, because it does suggest that there is some stomach sensitivity to the food, or something more complex happening in your dogs digestive tract.

 

[wangsamax]

@wolves https://researchblog.duke.edu/2022/...s-need-high-chairs-and-how-can-genetics-help/

 

[searchingforchrist]

@daughtersisterpartnermom Schedule an appointment with a board certified INTERNAL MEDICINE vet asap. He could have issues with his esophagus, and these doctors are the most qualified in identifying unique issues.

 

[juancarlos]

@searchingforchrist I had to scroll too far to find this. This is the real answer. Abdominal ultrasound, then endoscopy / CT if indicated. They’ll be looking for things like a hiatal hernia, GERD, H. Pylori, reflux, stricture, colitis, IBD, etc.

A referral is the next step for a true diagnosis and treatment plan.

 

[yorkslad]

@daughtersisterpartnermom Our dog was allergic to rice and corn. Try to eliminate rice from your dog's diet.

 

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@yorkslad Will try. Thank you!

 

[carterishere]

@daughtersisterpartnermom Chicken is a big allergen too. I’d try a food that avoids both those things.

I’d also consider getting an ultrasound for further diagnostics. They can catch things that X-rays miss. Has the dog been given Cerenia to stop the vomiting? At this point the inflammation could be causing a cycle, it’s happened with my dog and the vet gives a 5 day regimen of Cerenia to get him back on track.

 

[daughtersisterpartnermom]

@carterishere Thank you I’ll ask about the Cerenia and ultrasound

 

[paul0998]

@yorkslad My father was a vet, we were not allowed to feed rice to our dogs.