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Originally Posted by DAWN01886  Hi I am so worried, it seems like once a week my lil Izzy throws up. He is then back to normal and seems fine for days, then it happens again? He's been to the vet, had all kinds of tests run two weeks ago when he kept throwing up and had a fever, they gave him a shot and had me keep him hydrated. After a bland diet, he was back to normal. But now it's once a week or once every 10 days?? I'm worried am I over-feeding him? No one, meaning the vets, can give me an idea exactly how much I should be feeding him? but then I feel his ribs and get scared that he's not eating enough? how often should he have treats? how often & how much should I be feeding a 4lb 2yr old male Yorkie? I feel dumb for asking but the reason I dont know for sure is, Izzy was given to me only back in June of this year. I haven't had him since he was a puppy. I get so aggravated b/c I am on a tight budget and the vet's charge me so much just to give me no advice. I spend at least once a week scared to death about him, I am starting to make myself a wreck...I am so stressed over the thought of losing him b/c of this, I am crying as I type this. Please someone help me with some answers... 
P.S. some have told me they free-feed their Yorkie..that is not an option for me b/c he would eat everything in the bowl, hungry or not.
thanks in advance for your support and help... |
the heart guard could have this time so maybe use interceptor as have heard that is easier on the toy breeds. It sounds like inflammatory bowel disease of small intestines to me as they get backed up then vomit. My dog has ibd and he did this until i got him on the right food. What are you feeding him? Google inflammatory foods and take him off any white potato diets, etc. Right now NO TREATS you need to figure what is causing this so you need to go very basic. my girls are 6.5-7lbs and they eat 1/4 cup of food in am and 1/4 in pm 12 hrs apart. My boy yorkie 10.5 eats 1/3 cup in am and 1/4 cup at night of food. For ibd dogs best to eat 3 xs a day as they have a hard time digesting their food so smaller meals help.
Try to relax as i know how stressful vet bills get i have spent over 20k now and it is very frustrating so if all tests are coming up perfectly normal it is diet related and probably ibd as this breed has very sensitive stomachs. Did they do pre and post bile acids to rule out any liver issues?