Help! Vomiting advice please.

[Photinie Koutsavlis]

Hi everyone - I used this forum the last time I had a medical issue with my 2 1/2 years old tiny golden doodle, and the advice was very helpful, that I thought I would ask for your help again.

My goldendoodle, Pixie - vomitted about 6 times the other night, it started with her food contents and then turned into a brown liquid - nothing changed in her diet, nor did she have any treats that she hadn't had before - but who knows if she ate something she shouldn't of had when outside.  

We took her to the vet, they did an x-ray and it came back normal - and was diagnosed with possible gastroenteritis - she has been on a bland diet (although she prefer the beef to the rice, and eats around the rice).  She had stopped vomiting for about a day, and then yesterday she threw up some yellow liquid (I assume bile) and then threw up twice more. 

We went back to the vet, they did another x-ray (looked normal) and they are doing a blood test.  She is now on metronidazole, had a cernia injection and have 4 cernia tablets for the next few days.  She still sticks her nose up at the rice and would rather just eat beef - she is acting quite normal and still playful.

I would rather not have her on a bunch of meds - and again we need to find out the results of the wellness profile blood test, and fingers crossed it comes back normal.

Any of this sound familiar to you? Any advice and suggestions that you can provide?

Thank you kindly.

 

[Photinie Koutsavlis]

I see - and would your suggestion be an ultrasound?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Well, if X-rays and blood work don't show anything, an ultrasound would be the next step. I think you need to know what is causing the vomiting in order to effectively treat it. 
An ultrasound will also show any abnormalities such as thickening of the bowel walls or enlarged organs, any of which can be related to these kinds of symptoms. 

[c zoomer]

Karen, Can you take a look at this article?  http://www.trishparr.com/revolution-the-truth-why-you-should-not-us...   Was Pixie on some medication that could cause the same thing?  

What about the grasses as a "foreign body"?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

You can find anecdotal blogs and articles on the internet that give dire warnings about every single medication and preventative that is sold. In fact, Revolution is the safest flea/tick preventative available, and there is no factual evidence that anything in this story is true. Trish Parr is not a reliable source of info, lol. 

It would be hard to imagine grass remaining in the GI tract for very long. It's indigestible, but it's organic, and will usually either cause vomiting that brings it right up, or it passes through as fiber.  

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Any commercial broth contains onions, which are toxic to dogs, so homemade is really the only way to go. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I am so sorry Pixie isn't responding to her treatments so far.  I truly hope the vets can figure out what is wrong and that she gets some relief.

[Allie]

Are you feeding her any new treats? It sounds like a digestion issue. Try putting 1 tsp of organic vanilla yogurt in her breakfast kibble to help balance her digestive flora. do you feed grain free? Good luck with healing pixie

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

You never want to give vanilla flavored yogurt (or any flavor) to a dog, because of the sugar. We do recommend giving plain unflavored yogurt. However, there aren't enough probiotics in a teaspoon to do much good. Pixie is getting Proviable probiotics, which contain 5 billion CFUs per dose, so she doesn't need yogurt, lol. 

Certainly, vomiting is a digestive issue, but vomiting over a period of days, even while on Cerenia, which is a very powerful anti-nausea drug, would indicate more than a digestive upset caused by a new treat. 

[Photinie Koutsavlis]

Thank you everyone for your advice and concern.  Pixie does not have pancreatitis - she had another x-ray yesterday where it showed her throat area for irritated - likely from the bile, and probably why she didn't want to eat - as it was inflamed.

We were given, sulcrate to coat her throat and area and gabapentin for her pain - she hasn't thrown up for over 24 hours, and has had more interest in food (off and on) - her energy is a bit better, but quiet sleepy I assume from the pain killer.

We were told if she still continues to vomit, I will bring her in for a scope to ensure that nothing is hiding in the xray.

Thanks again! Here's hoping for a better day.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I hope Pixie continues to improve. 

[Photinie Koutsavlis]

Thank you - with her esophagitis, it's been tough to find food she will eat.  She had a reflux, but with more time inbetween.

I'm going to go to my pet store to see if there is a soft food that is palatable (since she wont eat rice or sweet potatoes) and easy on her system.

Again, thank you for your concern.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Photinie, try Honest Kitchen. It's a dehydrated food that you add water to, very easy on the digestive system and very good quality.