 Rough Night for Bella, or The Princess and the Peas.
I gave Bella a small handful of frozen peas as a treat before bedtime, and she drank about 1/3 cup of chicken broth mixed with water just before bedtime. She woke us up at 1:30 AM throwing up. She threw up a few partially digested peas and some clear liquid. We threw another blanket on top of her soiled blanket because it was the middle of the night, and she smacked her lips for a while, and then went to sleep again.
This morning, we laundered everything and she has a nice clean bed in her crate again. We gave her her daily dose of Metacam, she ate 1/3 cup of her Blue Buffalo food, and 1/6 cup of broth/water mixture. I just wanted to see if she could keep food down, and she did.
It's a mystery why she threw up in the night. I was concerned that the broth disagreed with her, but now I'm thinking that maybe I gave her too many peas before bedtime. She swallowed a lot of them whole, wolfing them down since she loves them so much, so maybe they irritated her stomach? I'll call the vet a little later for alternatives for keeping her hydrated because she still turns her nose up at pure water. I've heard people say good things about Pedialyte. Does the taste of Pedialyte appeal to dogs? |