Puppy issues... - Page 2

Terranaut · 08-11-12, 03:52 PM

Imho. Wait it out. Hes fine. And yeah 5 feedings... never heard of that and my uncle breeds Doodles and has for years. I am no vet but definately am not a stranger pups as I have helped care for hundreds over the years. 2 feedings. Try it for a couple days. Seriously from what your saying he is fine. I know things get missed over the net but I think he is just fine.

Gungirl · 08-11-12, 06:09 PM

If it was my dog I would feed 3 meals a day( 1 cup per meal ) 5hrs apart from each other and go to a food that is free of Soy,Wheat and corn. Those Items can trigger a lot of little issues and cause some odd tummy problems. Restrict play time for 30 min after each meal (crate her) and stay away from any treats until she is no longer throwing up.

jaleely · 08-11-12, 09:17 PM

I had this problem with my basset, but his was the empty stomach issue. Also, however, he is allergic to the proteins found in chicken, and beef. Makes food hard to find. He's on a soy vegitarion (nature's recipie) and has been doing amazing on it.
Signs of the issues were that he was rashy and itchy, however. When he started teething, he was throwing up a lot. He had bloody saliva, though.

After that, he was moved to 4 meals a day, spaced out. If he went longer than 4-5 hours he would throw up. I started feeding him in the middle of the night and all of that stopped.
He can now go the whole night (and has been able to for a long time) and is on 3 meals a day, unless it's the weekend and we stay up late then he gets a snack before bed and before we brush his teeth lol

Honestly, since you're doing the feedings so she always seems to have food in her stomach, i would suggest your vet think outside the box a bit.
Ulcer, or something called Addisons (a basset friend has that) that is stress related can make them throw up.

If there isn't any other signs like pain, or drooling, nausia, or tipping over...she's drinking, and pooping okay...then I would see if there's an ulcer, or a stomach issue like not enough digestive juices...or just switch her food to something else!

Let us know!

mark24 · 08-11-12, 10:22 PM

i wouldnt feed her so much. for puppies they should be fed twice a day, but once they get older feed em once a day an if you mix half a can of peas in with her food it makes feel more full then they really are .

jaleely · 08-12-12, 12:15 AM

It's perfectly reasonable to feed the dog more than twice a day. Also depends on the size of the dog.
Dogs...or wolves and coyotes in the wild are opportunists that will gorge themselves on a meal and stretch their stomachs, but it is not common or necessary in captivity. Smaller meals throughout the day is reasonable. It's not like they need to do that...they just will lol

Gungirl · 08-12-12, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mark24

i wouldnt feed her so much. for puppies they should be fed twice a day, but once they get older feed em once a day an if you mix half a can of peas in with her food it makes feel more full then they really are .

Puppies need more food to grow right. They should be fed at least 3 times a day. I feed my adult dogs twice a day. Morning and night, I highly disagree with only offering dogs food once a day.

**Pareeeee** · 08-12-12, 06:37 AM

Maybe I missed this - but what brand of food are you giving him?

mykee · 08-12-12, 06:41 AM

For the last five or so weeks; Medi-Cal Gastro Puppy.

Wildside · 08-12-12, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

For the last five or so weeks; Medi-Cal Gastro Puppy.

Maybe that is what is upsetting his stomach. Also, you may want to try and cut down the feedings as previously suggested. I've bred and cared for English Mastiffs for over 10 yrs. now. I've never given a puppy more than three meals a day, and I mean like two bowls of food and a treat. I've never had one problem with growth or upset stomach from feeding. Just my experience

Something else you might want to look at is what his bowls are made of... Are you using metal, glass, ceramic, plastic? Each material retains a different level of bacterial growth that might irritate a pup's belly. Most likely this is something he'll grow out of but I have one who still gets an upset stomach if I don't wash his metal water bowl every time I change it, he did fine with glass.

mykee · 08-12-12, 01:13 PM

Hmmm. The vets originally thought that the meal size wa too large for her sensitive belly, so they suggested splitting her 3 meals into 5 smaller meals to avoid that issue.
I've also been told that since her vomitting mostly happens at night, that I should offer her a small half-meal after her last potty break of the day, around 9 or so so that her tummy is full overnight which may hopefully avoid the vomitting.
I'm open to all suggestions.
As for her dish, it's stainless steel that is washed out after every meal. Same as the three road hockey balls that I use in her dish to slow her eating down.

Wildside · 08-12-12, 04:01 PM

It may just be that the antibiotics need to finish working their way out of her system completely. Or it may just be her digestive system trying to establish itself,similar to how babies spit-up for a while when their bodies are trying to figure out what's best for them. Since it's only happening every 5 days as opposed to everyday I'm betting that's what it is. How old is she and did she stay with her mother the full 6-8 weeks?

mykee · 08-12-12, 04:28 PM

See, I originally thought that it was the antibiotics as well, because she would start vomiting a couple days into her treatments. But she has been done her 14 day injectable Convenia 9 days ago.
I'm getting a Chem16 full blood work up for her as well as a fecal smear/culture to eliminate any organ issues, allergies, nasty colon bacteria etc.
If that comes back clear, seeing as how she is happy, growing, bright, cheerful and energetic, I'm just going to chalk it up to "puppy tummy" and I guess I'll just have to wait it out.
Would it take ten full days for antibiotics to work their way out of a puppies system?

SpOoKy · 08-12-12, 04:55 PM

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Would it take ten full days for antibiotics to work their way out of a puppies system?

I don't know 100% but i do know women who are on birth control are advised to take extra precautions for a month after taking an antibiotic. I would assume if they mess with stuff like that for a month, 10 in a puppy seems reasonable.

I do think you just have a simple case of puppy tummy.

mykee · 08-12-12, 05:06 PM

Thanks, I hope so too. I suppose I can wait that out as long as I know it's nothing sinister.

**Pareeeee** · 08-13-12, 07:33 AM

still think its because she's gnawing on something because of boredom through the night. That's why the pup I used to have would puke at night. Took all her chew toys away...so she decided to chew on her blanket...

Gastro is a good dog food. I doubt it's the problem.