Throws up undigested food

[chegirl]

pyloric stenosis

I am dealing with our boxer, Sophie, vomiting bile and appreciate all the info on this forum, we have another appointment today as she is not eating so I assume that is why it is bile-shes starving! We have had her on 3 quality foods that the vet recommended and nothing is working-she is now on prednisone and pepsid. I hate prednisone as it really just masks symptoms not a permanent solution. My actual point here was I also had a boxer, Ginger
who vomited undigested food and found to have pyloric stenosis which is a narrowing where the esophagus ends. She had surgery and did incredibly better, essentually, dilating the esophagus, we also fed her a food that was smaller bits that was easier to pass to her stomach. Ginger had other issues
too, which we were not aware of, she was a very pretty dog who had been bred to show but her lower jaw stuck out so the breeder then sold her to us -pet quality (thats what she called it). Unfortunately, Ginger died at the way too early age of 4, she was found to have cardiomyopathy and went into congestive heart failure. It was horrible. I never thought there could be another dog as sweet as Ginger, she was so good. Now we have Sophie and we now know these are just the truly best dogs in the world, she is just as sweet and it kills me to now start having problems as I can't even imagine not having her. Sorry so long a story, thanks for listening.

 

[swooley]

My actual point here was I also had a boxer, Ginger
who vomited undigested food and found to have pyloric stenosis which is a narrowing where the esophagus ends.

My boy, Wyatt, was recently diagnosed with this condition. He went from a healthy pup (he's only 1) of 85 pounds to 60 pounds in a matter of 2 months. Everything that he eats now has to be liquified. And the only dog food he can hold down is Eukanuba canned puppy food. We have elevated his feeding dishes, he gets fed small meals three times a day and absolutely no kibble and treats. And because he is a chewer, he no longer gets bones or anything that can be torn apart. Unfortunately, he is not the same bouncy boy he was because he is always looking for something to eat. But, he has started to put on a little weight. As of last week, he was 67 pounds. With this condition, an owner DOES have to be 110% committed to their dog. Right now, we look at each day as a gift.

 

[cooper'smom]

throwing up

Cooper did this exact same thing all the time! We switched him from Nutro to Wellness Fish and Sweet Potato- solved the problem completely! Recently we switched from Wellness to California Natural (it's a little cheaper and has less ingredients) and things are still going well. When my vet said that it could be his food causing the puke, I did NOT beleive him. But, it most certainly was the food. Cooper has thrown up maybe 3 times in the last 2 years since we switched him. it really worked!

 

[furrykidmom]

Our rescue puppy came to us last December with digestive problems that we could not even began to fathom. Everything went right thru her. She had bloody diarrhea off and on for months. She was believed to be lacking digestive enzymes so she was switched to raw frozen food which we supplemented with probiotics. She also received calcium supplements because she also had Ricketts but we only had to do that for a month. The raw diet we did for six months and then switched her gradually to quality kibble and Merrick canned. We would have loved to have left her on raw but we could not afford to feed all three dogs prepared raw. Their monthly food bill would exceed the human monthly food bill.

Anyway, during the transition, she was vomiting up the dry food. Sometimes immediately after eating and sometimes in the middle of the night. It was completely undigested. We thought that she would have to remain on raw for the rest of her life which was okay by us and her but not the other two.

Our trainer suggested that we soak her dry food for fifteen minutes to break it down and make it easier to digest. We also occasionally add probiotics when there are any signs of irritable bowel. This has been successful for us. She has never thrown up when her food has been soaked prior.

I hope this helps.

 

[gmacleod]

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