Good morning! I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar problem. For the last 3 mornings in a row (about 5:30 am) , Sage (who is tethered beside our bed at night) has been throwing up. Now, she hasn't had anything to eat since dinner the night before (at about 5pm), so needless to say, it was all clear liquid. Now, this morning, about an hour or so after her breakfast, she threw up again. She seems fine otherwise, and all I feed her is dry kibble; I've been trying not to give her too much of anything in the way of treats etc. until housetraining is more established. Also, what is normal in the way of poops?? She poops about 5-6 times a day. Does that seem excessive? It does to me, but I don't really know. Any insight would be very helpful. Thanks.
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Jannie-
Well, you know, after I posted this morning, I called my vet to see if they had any advice, and they suggested the same thing. The problem is that I have been feeding her all of her meals from 3 or 4 Kongs (advice from Ian Dunbar's book) so that she would have to pretty much eat slowly (all that work to get it out
). She thought that was pretty wierd, and might be part of the problem. I don't know, we've been doing it since we got her (week and a half ago), and haven't had any real problems until the last few days. So here I am again for the gazillionth time questioning if I should be doing something differently. :? This whole puppy thing is such a puzzle. Suddenly anything my kids throw my way is a piece of cake. Funny how perspective can change everything. LOL
Well, you know, after I posted this morning, I called my vet to see if they had any advice, and they suggested the same thing. The problem is that I have been feeding her all of her meals from 3 or 4 Kongs (advice from Ian Dunbar's book) so that she would have to pretty much eat slowly (all that work to get it out
). She thought that was pretty wierd, and might be part of the problem. I don't know, we've been doing it since we got her (week and a half ago), and haven't had any real problems until the last few days. So here I am again for the gazillionth time questioning if I should be doing something differently. :? This whole puppy thing is such a puzzle. Suddenly anything my kids throw my way is a piece of cake. Funny how perspective can change everything. LOLThanks for the advice guys--you gave me lots to consider. She threw up again an hour and a half after her lunch too, so my hubby has just taken her to the vet. I guess we'll rule out anything serious and then we can take a look at some of your guys' suggestions. I sure hope it's as simple as juggling her eating and sleeping routines a bit. Wish us luck, and thanks again.
Good news! The vet checked Sage out and, thankfully, there is no blockage, and her temp was good etc. He figured that she got managed to eat something that didn't agree with her. He suggested giving her until noonish today before we fed her anything to let her tummy settle down. She continued to throw up bile (I guess) every hour until about 7:30 last night, but not again since. She's not acting hungry either though. I thought I was keeping such a good eye on her--in her crate, or her pen, or tethered to me or my hubby at all times. I guess maybe something from one of our walks; she loves to eat leaves and little rocks (which I try to stop her from doing, but you can only do so much I guess). After things settle down I think I will try combining her food with some of your guys suggestions (water, pumpkin, rice) to see if anthing helps. She may have a sensitive stomach and these things might help her a bit. Thanks again for your suggestions.
Stacy--about the tethering at night, I think we may have to look at crating her at night instead of tethering her. The vet didn't think the morning thing was associated with the other vomiting. Maybe she is gagging herself. I guess we'll see what happens over the next couple of days. Thx
Stacy--about the tethering at night, I think we may have to look at crating her at night instead of tethering her. The vet didn't think the morning thing was associated with the other vomiting. Maybe she is gagging herself.
I guess we'll see what happens over the next couple of days. Thx1 - 4 of 8 Posts
