What do you think is causing him to puke?

[Pup-e-Love]

I have a call in to the vet, but I thought I would ask you guys while I'm waiting. He has been puking on and off for about a week. He was eating grass last week and then coming in a puking. The vet said the grass was causing him to puke and told me to give him a 1/4 of a Pepcid 2x a day for three days. I thought it was working 'cause he quite eating the grass, but then again it snowed last week and he has not been able to get to the grass. At the end of last week he started to puke again, this time I was thinking that it had to do with his food. He had not been eating his food very well, (he was getting bored with it well before he started puking). So, I started sprinkling some Parmesan cheese over his food, and then he was throwing that up after he ate it. I stopped with the cheese. This weekend I started switching over to Orijen and he really likes it. He has not puked for a few days so I thought all was good. Then today, a couple hours after he ate his food he puked again. Arrggg! I did the 25/75% new/old food mix, but he was picking out the new stuff. I smooshed up the new and mixed it in the old to make sure he was eating both old and new. Do you think that the new food could still have caused him to puke? Also, he is pooping fine, nice and firm, so I don't think he has a blockage anywhere. Thanks! Sorry for the long post!

[BanditSocks2]

He might have eaten something (or keeps eating something) that he shouldn't have and he intuitively knows to eat grass to make himself throw it up? I really don't know. A week seems like a really long time too. You might want to consider taking him in to the vet so he doesn't get dehydrated for continuos puking. I hope he feels better!

[Pup-e-Love]

Originally Posted by BanditSocks2

He might have eaten something (or keeps eating something) that he shouldn't have and he intuitively knows to eat grass to make himself throw it up? I really don't know. A week seems like a really long time too. You might want to consider taking him in to the vet so he doesn't get dehydrated for continuos puking. I hope he feels better!

He's not been puking for a week strait. But it has been on and off. And only once per day. He's done it about 4x in all. I was thinking that maybe he was eating something he shouldn't be also. I just can't figure what it is. I'm constantly pulling stuff out of his mouth. I have to be so careful because he will eat anything he finds on the floor. Arrrggg! I'm always picking things up. There is one thing that I thought about. There is a rabbit that keeps coming into my yard and Reecie is eating the rabbit's poop before I can find it. Could that be it? So frustrating!!!

[Patti]

It could be the rabbit poop. Also, when the tummy gets upset it can take awhile for it to get back to normal. I would have the vet check him out if it continues. One of mine has a very delicate tummy and I have to keep her on a very strict diet with no variation in her food and no people food. Hope you can find out what is causing this.

[Pup-e-Love]

Originally Posted by Patti

It could be the rabbit poop. Also, when the tummy gets upset it can take awhile for it to get back to normal. I would have the vet check him out if it continues. One of mine has a very delicate tummy and I have to keep her on a very strict diet with no variation in her food and no people food. Hope you can find out what is causing this.

Thanks! Me too!

[BanditSocks2]

Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love

He's not been puking for a week strait. But it has been on and off. And only once per day. He's done it about 4x in all. I was thinking that maybe he was eating something he shouldn't be also. I just can't figure what it is. I'm constantly pulling stuff out of his mouth. I have to be so careful because he will eat anything he finds on the floor. Arrrggg! I'm always picking things up. There is one thing that I thought about. There is a rabbit that keeps coming into my yard and Reecie is eating the rabbit's poop before I can find it. Could that be it? So frustrating!!!

Maybe add some plain yogurt to their food because there are live cultures in there which helps their digestion.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love

I have a call in to the vet, but I thought I would ask you guys while I'm waiting. He has been puking on and off for about a week. He was eating grass last week and then coming in a puking. The vet said the grass was causing him to puke and told me to give him a 1/4 of a Pepcid 2x a day for three days. I thought it was working 'cause he quite eating the grass, but then again it snowed last week and he has not been able to get to the grass. At the end of last week he started to puke again, this time I was thinking that it had to do with his food. He had not been eating his food very well, (he was getting bored with it well before he started puking). So, I started sprinkling some Parmesan cheese over his food, and then he was throwing that up after he ate it. I stopped with the cheese. This weekend I started switching over to Orijen and he really likes it. He has not puked for a few days so I thought all was good. Then today, a couple hours after he ate his food he puked again. Arrggg! I did the 25/75% new/old food mix, but he was picking out the new stuff. I smooshed up the new and mixed it in the old to make sure he was eating both old and new. Do you think that the new food could still have caused him to puke? Also, he is pooping fine, nice and firm, so I don't think he has a blockage anywhere. Thanks! Sorry for the long post!

sounds like inflammatory bowel disease to me is he throwing up food in the vomit or just bile? if food then the small intestines is inflamed thus not allowing the food to pass. They eat grass when they are trying to vomit something up in their stomach as instinct. Google inflammatory foods and make sure nothing in food. Honestly if this was my dog as i have an ibd dog i would recommend natural balance venison and sweet potato as it is a limited ingredient food and good for allergy and ibd dogs. Ibd is a food intolerance and when the intestines get inflamed it takes a while for them to calm down so could also be tied to colitis as well

[dwerten]

if you think rabbit then keep him inside on wee wee pads to rule out what is going on so you can narrow this down to get it under control bc if ibd in small intestines it can trigger pancreatitis which is a nightmare so you want to get this under control

[Pup-e-Love]

Okay, thanks everyone. All your advice is very welcome. Thank you!