Vomiting and Diarrhea since we brought him home

[Gina s]

Hello, I am new to this forum due to needing advice on this topic.  My golden doodle Winston will turn 1 on 21 March.  Ever since we brought him home at 13 weeks of age we have had issues with him vomiting about 1-2 times per week and mushy stool.  At first he had a few UTIs but the vomiting and diarrhea have continued. We thought it was him drinking water to fast and then throwing up.  Now that he's older, we have noticed that he vomits about 2 times per week and it is solid food, even after 6 hours of eating!  At one time, he had bloody stool so the Vet thought she saw a blockage on the X-Ray; Labs were normal.  The Vet went in and saw nothing causing a blockage :(.  He then developed tarry stools, so ulcer meds came on board.  Still vomiting and mushy stools.  He has not vomited since 11 March but has continued with the mushy stools. We have changed his food within the month.  Has anyone else heard of this? He has a barium study scheduled on his birthday.  Otherwise, he is acting fine (playing, eating, drinking, sleeping).  

Thank you.

[Gina s]

I hope so too...thank you for your advice.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Keep us updated, Gina.

[Gina s]

I will. I do have a question. He hasn’t been interested in solid food but when we mix it with wet it eats it right up! Could this be due to possible irritation of the gut or he’s just being stubborn?! This just started ever since he came home from the vet last week?! Weird....

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Wet food is easier to digest than dry food, so that might have something to do with it. He probably doesn't feel like eating because of nausea and the digestive issues, and the wet food is tempting him into eating. 

But I also believe that they get the barium into the dogs by mixing it with wet food, so that may also be a factor. Once they get a taste of it....lol

[Gina s]

Yes that’s what I was thinking..still waiting on the vet to call me back. Thank you for helping me.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

No thanks necessary. I know how worrisome this can be. 

[Gina s]

That’s very sweet of you to say.