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stephescott1
Hello!
New to the group and need some help regarding some problems my dog has been having.
Sex: male
Age: 7
Neutered
Breed: mutt
normal weight: 44lbs. currently at 40
For a little over the past year Jude has been having issues with vomiting bile first thing in the morning or right before dinner. The vomiting is so aggressive to the point where he at times falls over from holding is breath. He shows no other signs of upset during these episodes and is back to his usual self after he does this. This used to occur a couple times a week up until he completely stopped eating his kibble. We've since been seeing a holistic acupuncture vet that has recommended a fresh food diet, chinese herbs and feeding multiple times a day. (morning, lunch, dinner & right before bed). His symptoms have improved to now only once every two weeks or so but has not improved beyond that for the last couple of months. He also occasionally will have an obvious upset stomach with gurgling noises, eating grass, occasionally regurgitation and diarrhea. This is less frequent to bile vomiting. On a daily basis he coughs, hacks, etc as if bile or whatever it is is creeping up his throat. He also is gassy, has bad breath and pants pretty excessively in the evenings and sometimes in the middle of the night. You can tell he's restless and moves from his bed to the floor. He has had a general blood panel done and tested for addisons and cushings. All came back negative/normal results.
Current diet: (ratio for a couple days)
white and sweet potatoes (8 lbs)
ground turkey (2 lbs)
peas (1 lbs)
chinese herbs
balance it vitamin
digestive enzyme
seameal
*he was losing weight initially so he's currently eating an excessive amount of food to try and re-gain. 7 cups a day. 6 cups just had him maintaining.
little quirks:
-loves to be around us in the same room, but doesnt like to cuddle and not that affectionate. likes to be pet on rare occasions, but still likes to play and will bring his toy
-eats his poop in the evenings
-occasionally licks the concrete in our backyard
-very sloppy drinker
-has recently started "asking" to go outside just to sit out in the sun
stool:
-usually well formed, although peas dont seem to digest well
-tends to be color of the pigmented sweet potatoes
I have watched the vomiting webinar and HA introductory course. Still a little unsure what remedy to use. Also any advise or tweaks we could make or ideas on whats going on would be much appreciated! Thanks so much!
Stephanie
New to the group and need some help regarding some problems my dog has been having.
Sex: male
Age: 7
Neutered
Breed: mutt
normal weight: 44lbs. currently at 40
For a little over the past year Jude has been having issues with vomiting bile first thing in the morning or right before dinner. The vomiting is so aggressive to the point where he at times falls over from holding is breath. He shows no other signs of upset during these episodes and is back to his usual self after he does this. This used to occur a couple times a week up until he completely stopped eating his kibble. We've since been seeing a holistic acupuncture vet that has recommended a fresh food diet, chinese herbs and feeding multiple times a day. (morning, lunch, dinner & right before bed). His symptoms have improved to now only once every two weeks or so but has not improved beyond that for the last couple of months. He also occasionally will have an obvious upset stomach with gurgling noises, eating grass, occasionally regurgitation and diarrhea. This is less frequent to bile vomiting. On a daily basis he coughs, hacks, etc as if bile or whatever it is is creeping up his throat. He also is gassy, has bad breath and pants pretty excessively in the evenings and sometimes in the middle of the night. You can tell he's restless and moves from his bed to the floor. He has had a general blood panel done and tested for addisons and cushings. All came back negative/normal results.
Current diet: (ratio for a couple days)
white and sweet potatoes (8 lbs)
ground turkey (2 lbs)
peas (1 lbs)
chinese herbs
balance it vitamin
digestive enzyme
seameal
*he was losing weight initially so he's currently eating an excessive amount of food to try and re-gain. 7 cups a day. 6 cups just had him maintaining.
little quirks:
-loves to be around us in the same room, but doesnt like to cuddle and not that affectionate. likes to be pet on rare occasions, but still likes to play and will bring his toy
-eats his poop in the evenings
-occasionally licks the concrete in our backyard
-very sloppy drinker
-has recently started "asking" to go outside just to sit out in the sun
stool:
-usually well formed, although peas dont seem to digest well
-tends to be color of the pigmented sweet potatoes
I have watched the vomiting webinar and HA introductory course. Still a little unsure what remedy to use. Also any advise or tweaks we could make or ideas on whats going on would be much appreciated! Thanks so much!
Stephanie
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