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Vomiting Bile Everyday for about a Month - Liver Shunt? Kylee has been Vomiting Bile Everyday for about a Month. She hasn't really lost any weight yet - goes up & down about 1 oz. She did have her second heat cycle started Jan 1st. I feed them Canidae & Innova Small Bites BUT changed to Canidae & Innova EVO (higher protein). My son brought home a Pit Bull puppy 2 wks ago & Kylee is nervous about her. Kylee is 1yr 6 mths old. - Is this a symptom of Liver Shunt??? I am bringing her to the Vet this week Because I am worried about it. |
I would be worried about the Pit also:( as far as the symptoms someone will be here shortly:) |
The higher protein food could be causing pancreatitis. You might want to stop the high protein food and see if the vomiting stops. It could be caused by stress also. I hope your baby gets better. |
Bile Question :aimeeyork My Yorkie is 2 1/2 years old now. He's done this since we've had him (age 3 months). I freaked the first few times, like any good concerned mommy would, and asked the vet about it. Apparently, this is normal for them. Something about their glands getting backed up and that's how they unclog them? It looks like a yellowish color surrounded by white, almost like an egg white consistency.... Squirt will do this spit-up thing 1 or 2 times each "set". I can tell when it's about to happen, because he starts to make this funny noise and his abdomen moves like he's gonna spit up. So, when I know it's coming on, I quickly pick him up and sit him over the toilet seat or get an old towel and put it under him. Then, I pet him (in case it scares him) to let him know it's ok and that he did nothing wrong.... While this does happen frequently, it is not a daily occurence. Hope this info is helpful. Always cross check with your vet, or find an educated breeder near you to speak with.... |
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Today she spit up clear liquid 3 times - never any yellow. I know what you mean about the Yellow Bile - because Scruffy does that every once in a while early in the morning. |
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Canidae Protein is 24% also. They are used to Caniade & regular Innova mixed together. I switched thinking it was better for them - Boy what a Big Mistake & my baby is suffering for it. |
If this isn't happening just in the morning (when they have an empty stomach), she needs to see a vet. It could be pancreatitis but every Yorkie should probably be bile acid tested anyway, so there is no harm in looking. I gave Ellie Innova canned (36% fat dry matter) before her bile acid test and 5 days later she had pancreatitis. It may have been the food...I don't know. I would get a blood panel done to look at amylase and lipase (could be elevated if pancreatitis) and a bile acid test. |
When you make the appointment, make sure to tell them ahead of time that you want a bile acid test done. It's relatively inexpensive, and if it comes out fine, then great, you have peace of mine now :) if it comes back high, then you know there's something going on. Good luck!! It's possible that it may be pancreatitis too.. |
bile Two of mine have always done this if their stomach gets too empty. They are perfectly healthy. I always feed mine twice a day and make sure they eat a tiny amount before bed and they are fine this way |
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Scruffy even spit up this morning also. thanks for the info! |
Mogli would have this happen randomly. Sometimes twice in a week, sometimes not for over a month. The vet said if it increased in frequency to bring him in. They also suggested giving him some pepcid (small dose) to lower the acid levels in his stomach and see how that worked. Also, sometimes this can happen simply from having an empty stomach ... so you could offer food 2 or 3 times a day in smaller amounts ... |
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Scruffy is usually the one that vomits bile a few times a week. But it's not normal for Kylee. Kylee is going to see the Vet either Thursday afternoon or Saturday morning. I spoke to the receptionist about suggesting the bile acid test. |
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Good luck!! I pray that everything is fine!! |
Kylee had her tests today. Will get the blood test results tomorrow I'm not sure about when the bile acid results will be in. Do they usually come back the next day also? |
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Kylee's Test results Kylee's test results came back today. Everything is fine with her Bloodwork & her Bile Acid test! I am not mixing the Innova EVO in their food anymore. I will try going back to just Canidae ALS & see how she reacts to that. |
WOOO HOOOO,Wonderful news. |
Excellent news!! I'm sooo happy to hear this :) And see, now you have peace of mind for now :) |
That is wonderful news!! I know that you have got to be so relieved. Tammy |
Yes this is wonderful news!!! I am so relieved right now. Just have to figure out what is causing her to spit up. I took away the Innova EVO food. Kylee has only vomited once since her day at the Vet's office. She vomited that evening some of the food they gave her that day which was Thursday. We had a Dog Trainer over a week ago & she suggested to stop free feeding them & feed all 4 of them twice a day in separate bowls. I have not tried it. Does anyone do this with mutiple dogs? It's seems it would be a big challenge to keep everyone at their own bowl!!! I will start a new thread on this topic. |
i had tried morgan on innova evo and she did the same thing your yorkie is doing. i think it just didn't agree with her. It couldn't be the protein amount because she does great on a raw diet. she currently is eating solid gold and wellness. |
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How many times a day did Morgan spit up? I had them on Innova small bites mixed with Canidae right before I bought the EVO. So it might just be something in Innova that doesn't agree with her? I just ordered a 20 lb bag of Canidae Lamb & Rice - I will keep them on that since everyone did well on it. I was just trying to switch them over to a natural product that is sold here locally instead of ordering online. Later on I might try Solid Gold Wee Bits (bison) - it is sold here also. Wellness - diareah & loose stool every time they tried it. I gave up on Wellness a year ago. |
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Well it first started happening a week before Kylee went into her 2nd heat cycle & all during her cycle in January. on her 1st heat cycle she did the same thing- so i didn't think anything of it - it was normal for her before. BUT it continued afterwards more often. |
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I started them on EVO in the middle of January about right after she completed her heat cycle. |
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the only time she vomited recently was the day she came home from the Vets (thursday night) |
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