vomiting yorkie..please help

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by seschna

So much for 5 days vomit free He threw up during dinner. It is my fault b/c we got his brake fast bowl in mail today, so i gave him a bit more for his first serving than i usually do. The bowl did seem to slow him down a bit but still he threw up. I'm actually quite annoyed that the vet canceled. I dont know if i can wait another week for a day off to take him there and FIND OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL! i need to know what im dealing with. On the plus side there was no food in his vomit so at least he will still be full and get his nutrients. What kills me is that the xray we had done showed a lot of gas in his stomach, and he burps every time he eats now! I've never heard a dog burp before...i wonder if that gas is why he throws up...? if so is there some kind of gas medicine for dogs lol

the gulping of food will cause more air in the stomach thus causing the burping and dogs with ibd burp - i still think this is ibd related as well

[seschna]

Originally Posted by seschna

ok im going to ask the vet about it when i go next week. i do usually have yogurt at the house so maybe ill try that later

vet said to try a little pepto for the gas, but he wont take it! hes such a pain in the butt like a child..lol Spice loves cherry pepto but he would have nothing of it. he did eat a piece of food covered in it so maybe that tiny drop that was on it will help lol

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by seschna

vet said to try a little pepto for the gas, but he wont take it! hes such a pain in the butt like a child..lol Spice loves cherry pepto but he would have nothing of it. he did eat a piece of food covered in it so maybe that tiny drop that was on it will help lol

yeah i do not like pepto as it has aspirin in the new formula - sulcrulfate is pepto with no aspirin- mine is a nightmare at taking liquids

what are you feeding as this might be an issue if having gassy tummy?

[seschna]

Originally Posted by dwerten

yeah i do not like pepto as it has aspirin in the new formula - sulcrulfate is pepto with no aspirin- mine is a nightmare at taking liquids

what are you feeding as this might be an issue if having gassy tummy?

well his food has changed 2ce recently. when i got him about a month ago i had no idea what he was on so i gave him eukanuba like i do for spice my pom. Then the throw up started, so i was worried he was allergic and switched him to Purina for sensitive systems...which made him WAY WORSE! he threw up a ton more, so as of last mon he is completely back on eukanuba. i think he was on the purina when i got the xray done, which showed a bunch of gas in his stomach. He still burps like ALL the time when he eats...and sometimes when he drinks or randomly. I think the gas may be the cause of the throw up cuz he only does it if he eats too much at once ( my pom has no prob eating her whole meal at once). And it makes sense just like a person if you are bloated and gassy and eat too much, you'll blow. lol so ya. the eukanuba has chicken and what not in it..i know some ppl say thats bad, and some say good..but like i said the purina was salmon and it was TERRIBLE for him...

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by seschna

well his food has changed 2ce recently. when i got him about a month ago i had no idea what he was on so i gave him eukanuba like i do for spice my pom. Then the throw up started, so i was worried he was allergic and switched him to Purina for sensitive systems...which made him WAY WORSE! he threw up a ton more, so as of last mon he is completely back on eukanuba. i think he was on the purina when i got the xray done, which showed a bunch of gas in his stomach. He still burps like ALL the time when he eats...and sometimes when he drinks or randomly. I think the gas may be the cause of the throw up cuz he only does it if he eats too much at once ( my pom has no prob eating her whole meal at once). And it makes sense just like a person if you are bloated and gassy and eat too much, you'll blow. lol so ya. the eukanuba has chicken and what not in it..i know some ppl say thats bad, and some say good..but like i said the purina was salmon and it was TERRIBLE for him...

Go with what works best for now. Hopefully, the test will be done this coming week and you get some answers!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by seschna

well his food has changed 2ce recently. when i got him about a month ago i had no idea what he was on so i gave him eukanuba like i do for spice my pom. Then the throw up started, so i was worried he was allergic and switched him to Purina for sensitive systems...which made him WAY WORSE! he threw up a ton more, so as of last mon he is completely back on eukanuba. i think he was on the purina when i got the xray done, which showed a bunch of gas in his stomach. He still burps like ALL the time when he eats...and sometimes when he drinks or randomly. I think the gas may be the cause of the throw up cuz he only does it if he eats too much at once ( my pom has no prob eating her whole meal at once). And it makes sense just like a person if you are bloated and gassy and eat too much, you'll blow. lol so ya. the eukanuba has chicken and what not in it..i know some ppl say thats bad, and some say good..but like i said the purina was salmon and it was TERRIBLE for him...

yeah it is tough if ibd to get the right diet

there was a girl on here that used some baby gas pills not sure of the thread but do a search and see if you can find it and ask vet as they worked great for her dog

[lisaly]

My yorkie is almost 17, and she is getting too much air into her stomach. Her doctor recommended that we try giving her 1/4 tablet of gas-x. Since it is easier to give her liquid medicines, I got baby gas-x, and I am giving her the dosage for a baby that is on the bottle. We started giving it to her 2 weeks ago, and it seems to have helped her. I really hope things get better for you and Timmy.

[HShanks]

Just a thought-we use 1/4 tab of the Gas-X mint flavor tabs per vet recommendation. Our little girl loves them and thinks they are treats.

[seschna]

Originally Posted by HShanks

Just a thought-we use 1/4 tab of the Gas-X mint flavor tabs per vet recommendation. Our little girl loves them and thinks they are treats.

thanx..ill prob try that if i cant get him to take any pepto. its easier for me to give him pills b/c he doesnt notice them if hes eating food from my hand. i wonder why my vet didnt tell me to use gas medicine? lol oh well i guess its still weird to me that we use human meds on dogs

[seschna]

TIMMY HAS WORMS!!! i am so grossed out! they supposedly dewormed him at shelter..and i dewormed him a week after i got him b/c the shelter thought some of the dogs there had whipworm...that was 2-3 wks ago and i saw worms in his poo for the first time this morning! EWW! I also started him on Interceptor Feb 20th, which protects and controls some worms. Spice has no signs of them in her poo, but she has been on interceptor for 2-3 yrs now, so she should be good theoretically. On the plus side, the vet said this could be the reason timmy throws up when he eats...so deworming may solve that problem but i am BEYOND grossed out..i take care of my dogs and i dont like the idea that one of them has any kind of parasite.

[ladyjane]

This is fixable! He will not have them for long and maybe he will be cured!

I know they are gross, but, if he were mine, I would rather he have them than a lot of other things I can think of. I hope this is the FIX!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

This is fixable! He will not have them for long and maybe he will be cured!

I know they are gross, but, if he were mine, I would rather he have them than a lot of other things I can think of. I hope this is the FIX!

i agree much prefer something with an easy fix than something like ibd

[seschna]

Originally Posted by dwerten

i agree much prefer something with an easy fix than something like ibd

ya im starting to warm up to the idea that it may solve this digestive problems. i just HATE the idea that one of my babies has a parasite of any kind. i hate bugs and worms and all that..lol it makes me paranoid. Im taking his stool sample, and spices, in tomorrow to find out what kind of worms and get meds. ill update on what i find out

[seschna]

Took the stool samples in and the vet couldnt find a thing! He said he didnt see any worms or any eggs at all in either spice or timmy's poo. I think thats weird b/c i saw moving worms in timmy's yesterday morning. I guess it doesnt matter he gave me the pill for it anyway and timmy ate it this morning with his food. They said it should cure it all up w/o any followup wormings...so i hope thats true. But i may buy an over the counter one in a month anyway. After its gone we should be fine b/c he'll be on interceptor. Hope we get those nasty things out of him once and for all! and solve this throw up problem at the same time would be AWESOME!

[ladyjane]

It was probably tapeworms....they are often not detected. Did he give you Drontal? If so, that will fix it!
They get them from ingesting fleas.