Vomiting

[Beth & Roux]

Curious if any of you guys have experienced anything like this. My year old golden doodle began vomiting yesterday morning and has barely stopped since! It began yesterday morning around 8am and continued about every 2-3 hours till 6am this morning. She was fine till about Noon when she vomited again! At that point I took her to vet because I was starting to get very nervous! They did say her temperature was elevated at 103.6 (although last time when we went for her regular checkup it was 103.9 and they didn't even mention it?) and that it could just be a stomach virus. She got an anti-nausea shot and if she throws up within the next 24 hours while on that they would like me to bring her back for bloodwork and an XRay for any foreign bodies. There's concern over her potentially ingesting plastic from some DVDs and cases she massacred a few days ago. We just got home and she's drinking normally but won't eat the dog food they recommended I feed her (a Hills Rx food). She's sleeping, which is normal for her at this time of the day but I'm just so paranoid about lethargy, etc! Have any of you guys experienced anything like this? My stomach is in knots!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm sorry to hear this..

I'd forget the Hill's food, it's garbage anyway and contains nothing of any therapeutic or medicinal value. They generally don;t want to eat when they are nauseated, so don't push it, as long as she's taking fluids. With this much vomiting, there's a danger of dehydration. I'm surprised the vet didn't give her sub Q fluids while she was there. 

Instead of the Hill's, boil some white meat chicken, cut it up finely, and offer her small amounts of a mixture of 50% chicken/50% mashed cooked sweet potatoes or plain white rice. That will be easier on her stomach and much better for her than the Rx crap. But don't push it. if you tempt her into eating when she doesn't feel like it, she may vomit again, which will just make matters worse. 

I'd watch her closely, it does sound like she could have a piece of plastic or some other indigestible object in her gut. Is she pooping normally?

[Beth & Roux]

Thanks for replying, Karen! Yes, she has been pooping at her normal intervals with a normal consistency. I will definitely try the chicken/potato mixture for her!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Please keep us posted. Hopefully it will pass. 

[Diane, Baker & Oskar]

is she actually vomiting up solids or just gagging with liquid coming out?

[Mary Steward]

I have trouble with Toby just gagging up "bile" yellow stuff. Nothing different with his food,  but it happens mostly when I can't take him with me in the car. In Indiana, it can be too hot, and he doesn't get that. :-)

I leave the TV on the station I watch alot, and a light of course, thinking that having his house sound like it is supposed to would help him. I'm thinking separation anxiety. I don't work, but I do have to leave the house occasionally. Sometimes he does it while I'm gone, and other times waits til I get home and he tries very hard to wait til he gets out the door.(I have laminate, no big deal). Does anyone know anything more about this? Thanks

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Mary, I think that's a separate issue from the one being discussed here. I don't think that's a health or illness issue but rather behavioral. You might want to ask that question in the main forum or in one of the groups dealing with behavioral issues, separation anxiety, etc. We don't want to hijack this discussion about someone's sick doodle. 

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I can't add anything to Karen's advice but I hope she is feeling better soon. Please keep us posted.

[Christine & Camus]

I had a similar incident with Camus, non-stop vomiting every 15 to 20 minutes.  His vet did a complete workup, including x-rays.  The diagnosis was gastritis. He was dehydrated, so electrolytes and potassium levels were off and he had slightly elevated pancreatic and liver enzymes.  Luckily the x-rays showed no obstructions.  He was given fluids and anti-emetics and put on a bland diet for a few days.  Cottage cheese, potatoes, and boiled chicken.  I was also told to feed him small meals 4x daily.

[Trudy Harlow]

There is a bug going around here (DC area). This was sent out by my dog park association last week: "According to local vets and dog owners, there's been a spike in cases of doggy diarrhea, vomiting and intestinal problems.  According to one area vet, "there is a lot of really bad diarrhea going around, even in dogs that don't go to dog parks."  We've shared the diarrhea reports with the County and have not been instructed to take any action.  While we don't know the source of the infection or how it is spreading, we can help keep our dogs safe by keeping our park as clean as we possibly can."

We participate in agility trials as well, and have seen an increase in sick dogs there, too.

Just FYI.