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Originally Posted by Pookie1w

Hi YTers. I will call vet tomorrow, but wanted to ask your expertise at well. Coco Chanel has been spitting up bile at least 1-2 times/week. She's not much of an eater and I wonder if hunger is giving her bile. Our daily routine is as follows: we're up at 5a and while we play, I hand feed her to ensure she gets something in her tummy before I leave for work. She eats Wellness Adult but never eats the 1/4 cup I start out with. I leave the remaining food out just in case she gets hungry. Play ends at 6a. I leave for work around 7:15 and try to be back home by 6:30-7:00p.

I will find bile on the floor when I get home. She'll drink water (gerber pur), but the food is untouched. I walk her, she poops and is happy. If we play at home, I'll hand feed her again. If we go to the park, the i'll hand feed her when we get home. She does eat on her own if I give her chicken which I will do if she doesn't eat what I consider to be enough kibbles.

So, do you think she needs to eat more often? If I give her a 10p snack, what do you recommend? Should I stop giving her boiled chicken to supplement the kibbles? What do you think. BTW she is 15 months old.

Thanks!

My baby has belly issues... so I will tell you what has worked for us. First, my little guy is a mixed breed, so what worked for me might not work for you. I schedule feed, we also work. Brutus eats at 7 am, 6 pm, and a "snack"around 10pm. He is 10 months old and is just over 7 lbs. He eats half kibble/half his IG soft food for his first 2 meals and then just a small amount of kibble for his snack. I really think every dog is different and you have to try different things to see what works for you and your baby. I have cleaned up more vomit than I would like, believe me - however now that we figured out what works for him, we are usually good. I also want to add that my guy is definately terrier and has no problems eating grass, mulch, his own poop, etc. So we have to watch his every move when he is outside.