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Originally Posted by pstinard  Our Bella has never passed out from choking, but she did aspirate (inhale) vomit once when she was suffering from acid reflux, and we had to take her to the emergency vet at the University of Illinois Veterinary College when she wouldn't stop coughing. She recovered at the vet's, and we ended up treating her acid reflux with more frequent feedings so her stomach is never completely empty. They gave us the option of giving her low dose Prilosec, but we didn't want to pill her every day if the frequent feedings worked. Fortunately, the frequent feedings have worked well. BTW, I can't say enough good things about the University of Illinois emergency vet services. They were inexpensive, and they treated her like the little princess that she is, so here's a shout-out to them!
If the vomit is coming out of the nose, then there is a definitely a risk of aspiration, so please get your dog to a vet and try to get to the bottom of the vomiting. |
I completely agree about the care they get at Universities! Our Bella went to the University of Florida Vet School. We got great service, pretty good price, and to top it off, the specialist who teaches vets how to do the surgery is the one who performed on our little girl. They saved her life and for that I will forever be grateful.