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Florabug · 09-05-2011, 10:56 AM

Hey guys,
I have yet another issue with my 9 month old Harley. For about the past 3 months he has been spitting up this white foamy stuff. Sometimes its a clear thick mucus like stuff. He does not vomit, he does like this big burp and up it comes. It use to only happen when he drank too much water but that part has gotten better. There is no rhyme or reason to the spitting up. It hardly ever happens when hes eating and he does have a normal appetite. I took him to the vet because it started to happen more frequently. He may go a few days and not do it, then on other days he does it 6-7 times a day. They did a xray to check for a megaesophagus, but it was negative. The vet said he may just have regurgitation. So I have been giving him Pepcid twice a day. But, hes still been doing it, its just not as bad. I am at my wits end with this. I go thru almost a roll of paper towels a day with the spitting up and the anxious piddling that he does. Vet says that we may have to do a Barium swallow, but I really dont want to put him thru that. He is a highly anxious dog. The vet even prescribed meds for the anxiety, but they didnt help. Has anyone else experienced this and what was the outcome?? Any advice

Thanks!!

09-05-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
Florabug Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pinehurst, NC USA Posts: 122	Regurgitation?? Hey guys, I have yet another issue with my 9 month old Harley. For about the past 3 months he has been spitting up this white foamy stuff. Sometimes its a clear thick mucus like stuff. He does not vomit, he does like this big burp and up it comes. It use to only happen when he drank too much water but that part has gotten better. There is no rhyme or reason to the spitting up. It hardly ever happens when hes eating and he does have a normal appetite. I took him to the vet because it started to happen more frequently. He may go a few days and not do it, then on other days he does it 6-7 times a day. They did a xray to check for a megaesophagus, but it was negative. The vet said he may just have regurgitation. So I have been giving him Pepcid twice a day. But, hes still been doing it, its just not as bad. I am at my wits end with this. I go thru almost a roll of paper towels a day with the spitting up and the anxious piddling that he does. Vet says that we may have to do a Barium swallow, but I really dont want to put him thru that. He is a highly anxious dog. The vet even prescribed meds for the anxiety, but they didnt help. Has anyone else experienced this and what was the outcome?? Any advice Thanks!!