Wallace and the never-ending issues

[Sarah Trott]

Could be the name of a children's book, no? 

Has anyone ever had issues with their pup throwing up in the middle of the night? Wallace has done so 3 times in the last few weeks. The confusing thing is that it's just a very small puddle of water. There's no color to it whatsoever. And it always happens in the very early morning hours. Somewhere between 4-6 am when I'm fast asleep. 

He saw a vet last Monday and a fecal was done (he also has had loose stools... more on that in a moment.) He tested negative for parasites. He is behaving normally otherwise, so I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this.

I think his soft stools are courtesy of a recent switch to Orijen puppy formula... I'm not sure a grain-free kibble is the right choice for Wally. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. He is already on a probiotic.

[Donna K & Quincy]

Especially when your dog's favorite place to vomit is the living room sofa.

[Sarah Trott]

Or your own bed. Yikes!

[Sam&Bella]

Me too:) I am having a nice dream, then all of a sudden, you hear it!

[Sally]

This happened with our last dog.  They said it had to do with an "empty stomach".  Instead of feeding him twice a day they had us feed him 3 times a day smaller portions.  He got a feeding in the morning right when we got home from work at 4:30 or 5:00 and then at 8 or 8:30 at night.  He never vomitted again at night once we made the switch.

[Debbie and Toby]

 We also feed Toby 3 smaller meals a day, but seems like he still needs the snack to keep something in his tummy all night.  Hopefully the snack in the evenings before bed will help Wallace. Keep us updated!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

My Guinness is 7 and has done this since he was a puppy.  As everyone already mentioned, it's the "empty stomach" syndrome.  Giving him a snack right before bed does help, but it hasn't totally stopped it.  It probably seems funny, but I've trained him to go into our bathroom (which has a tile floor) when he's going to vomit.  He now does it every time....throws up right next to the toilet. 

[Sarah Trott]

That is some fantastic training! Wally is pretty hard to move when he is going to vomit...

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Guinness is my smart Doodle (unlike his brother who is a "slow learner").  Every time I would hear that noise and knew he was about to throw up I would pick him up (he's a little guy) and bring him into the bathroom so he could vomit on the tile and not the carpet.  After a while he just figured out that was where he should go...and he started doing it on his own.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Fudge used to do this when she was a puppy. If it is bile I think it has to do with Wallace having an empty stomach. A later feeding or late snack may help. By the way, I LOVE his name.

[Sarah Trott]

Thank you! So many people meet him and say that it fits him so well. He definitely has a Wally face lol

[BG and Gavin]

Yup, Gavin too.  Like everyone else, I give him a substantial snack before bed and this had dramatically decreased the "bile barf."

[Sarah Trott]

About and hour ago I gave Wally his night time snack. Hopefully it does the job! Even if it doesn't... He was pretty darn happy! Thanks again for all of your advice!