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throwing up at night
Submitted by admin on April 20, 2010 - 11:21pmI am fostering a 5 year old rescue who is sweet as pie! After a month on Nutro Lamb & Rice I had to switch dogfood to a very comparable brand. Now that both dogs have been on the new for about2 months the foster has started throwing up only very early in the am. 4 days in a row so far. Then when he regroups he is all happy & back to his normal self. He is vomtiing, not bile. Could this be the food starting to disagree with him? The reason I switched was the dogfood was 40$$ something & has graduated to 60.00 a bag.Has anyone experinced this? Any thoughts or comments are much appreciated.
Thank you!
Deb
"Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole"--Roger Caras
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all your suggestions do not pertain except the water issue, I will monitor that, good idea ! I hope thats it.
"Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole"--Roger Caras
Thanks
all your suggestions do not pertain except the water issue, I will monitor that, good idea ! I hope thats it.
"Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole"--Roger Caras
reviewing some of the basics:
Bulldogs should be fed twice daily, AM and PM and with some dogs who are fed their evening meal at 6or7PM, the time between meals is too long and that causes stomach acids to build up, eliciting bile and vomiting...this is best handled by feeding some "treats" before bedtime (10PM or later)and if weight is a concern, save 1/4c of his kibble and give that as the "treat". You can also give 1-2 Tums to help alleviate gas or acid...this is quite mild and I wouldn't have concerns with it unless this dog has a history of problems with calcium (urinary crystals?).
Evaluate the dog's water intake. If he doesn't have access to much water during the daytime, but he does drink alot at night, the dry food can be expanding rapidly and the feeling of 'fullness' together with perhaps a bit of high activity could again cause some vomiting. Maybe he spends his evenings rather quietly and this would not apply?!
If you have changed brands but kept the same ingredients (same protein and starch source) then you might try the next bag of another variety of same brand...maybe there's just enough difference from one company to another and I ask whether he has any known history of food allergies?
Sleeping arrangements: does the dog have an option to sleep with his head 'raised' such as in a donut-shaped bed with a raised edge? If dog sleeps on a flat pad, perhaps you could raise one end by placing a rolled towel underneath?
reviewing some of the basics:
Bulldogs should be fed twice daily, AM and PM and with some dogs who are fed their evening meal at 6or7PM, the time between meals is too long and that causes stomach acids to build up, eliciting bile and vomiting...this is best handled by feeding some "treats" before bedtime (10PM or later)and if weight is a concern, save 1/4c of his kibble and give that as the "treat". You can also give 1-2 Tums to help alleviate gas or acid...this is quite mild and I wouldn't have concerns with it unless this dog has a history of problems with calcium (urinary crystals?).
Evaluate the dog's water intake. If he doesn't have access to much water during the daytime, but he does drink alot at night, the dry food can be expanding rapidly and the feeling of 'fullness' together with perhaps a bit of high activity could again cause some vomiting. Maybe he spends his evenings rather quietly and this would not apply?!
If you have changed brands but kept the same ingredients (same protein and starch source) then you might try the next bag of another variety of same brand...maybe there's just enough difference from one company to another and I ask whether he has any known history of food allergies?
Sleeping arrangements: does the dog have an option to sleep with his head 'raised' such as in a donut-shaped bed with a raised edge? If dog sleeps on a flat pad, perhaps you could raise one end by placing a rolled towel underneath?