Weird tummy troubles

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Luna has been having some issues this week with vomiting at night.  It may or may not be a food issue, but she's acting/playing normally other than at mealtime so it might be.  She's also been eating a ton of grass, but she always has.  Stools have been firm and normal.

She gets up between 3-5 AM and vomits, which is about 12 hours after her last feeding.

Here's how our week went:

Monday/Tuesday- didn't want to eat in the morning, ate her dinner (Acana Pacifica).  Monday/Tuesday night vomited in the middle of the night and there was kibble in there... very weird since we feed her at around 4-4:30 pm.  Her food should have been digested LONG before then.

Wednesday/Thursday - Called the vet Wednesday and asked if we should take her in.  We had already started Wednesday AM giving her a bland diet of lean ground beef and rice, which she ate readily.  The vet's office said to keep up with the bland diet for a couple days and if anything changes to take her in.

Friday - Fed her kibble again (Acana Pacifica)  for breakfast and dinner.  She ate it readily - guess that beef and rice didn't have enough calories for her!  Friday night she vomited again at around 5 AM, but no kibble in there this time.

Saturday AM - fed her new Acana Ranchlands just in case it has something to do with the kibble.  Her stash of Acana Pacifica is about a month and a half old (almost empty), expiry date is sometime in 2014 though and we keep it in a plastic box in a cool, dry place so it should be fine.

The jury's still out as to whether the food change will help with the night vomiting, we'll find out tonight!

Any thoughts on this in the meantime?  It's pretty weird!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good luck.

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

She's ok now :)  I'm pretty convinced it has to do with her ragweed allergies.  Started her on Reactine 2x daily as of yesterday and seems to be okay.  

I don't think it's an actual issue with her digestion since she has eaten this kibble for almost 2 years now without problems.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm convinced it's related to the ragweed allergies, too. JD's first IBD symptoms started right after a bad Atopy flare, and he had his one and only IBD flare the exact same week the following year. Many members of my IBD support group report seasonal flares as well, so clearly there's a connection. 

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Just a little update:

Luna went off her food again so we called the vet and asked them what Benadryl dosage we could be giving her.

We were giving her 25 mg twice daily... but apparently she could have had up to 65 mg 3x daily!

We are now giving her 50 mg benadryl + 1000 mg EPO 3x daily.  The scratching is more under control and she is back on her regular eating schedule.

The vet said if the new dosage of benadryl didn't work that we should bring her in so they can prescribe steroids :/  Do not want!