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If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.

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If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.

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Pup vomiting and diarrhoea

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SaidNeighbour · 23/09/2018 00:49

Just that really. He's 9 months. We have been fiddling around with his food since he moved off puppy kibble. He threw up all his dinner (undigested) earlier. He just woke me with liquid diahorrea. Google is suggesting fasting. There's no blood or blackness. He's lethargic right now but then it's the middle of the night. Do I call a vet now or let him sleep and see how he is in the morning? I feel horrible but I have literally just put in a claim for an x ray that turned out to be just a sprain. £100 excess is not a small amount.

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BiteyShark · 23/09/2018 13:05

I find feeding little and often is good for poorly stomachs. In fact mine is ill at the moment and rather than starve we split his food so that he gets a tiny bit every 2 hours.

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SaidNeighbour · 23/09/2018 13:31

Good call. I gave him a small bowl so I'll give it an hour or so then if it has stayed down I'll give him another.

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Wildheartsease · 23/09/2018 18:34

Good to hear that he is feeling better.
Hope all continues to go well.

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Angie169 · 23/09/2018 18:43

Did he manage to keep the rice down ? how is he ?

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SaidNeighbour · 23/09/2018 18:49

The first bowl stayed down. About an hour ago I gave him more and after two or three mouthful it came back up. DH said he wolfed it down though so I later gave him some again by hand and that has stayed down.

We've not been out at all and he's been calmer than normal. He seems to be building up to evening zoomies though so maybe he is on the mend.

How long do we think I should keep the bland diet for? Should I reintroduce his ordinary food slowly?

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SaidNeighbour · 23/09/2018 19:02

Also, no poos that I'm aware of since last night.

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SaidNeighbour · 23/09/2018 22:36

Gone to bed. Fingers crossed that he gets through the night without incident.

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Wildheartsease · 24/09/2018 00:06

Fingers crossed!

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penisbeakers · 24/09/2018 11:06

How is he this morning?

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SaidNeighbour · 24/09/2018 12:29

Morning. Thanks for asking. He has eaten some kibble which he appears to have kept down (I haven't been watching the whole morning though so he could have snuck some out during the school run). Went for a walk which was ok. He is still gulping a bit like he's going to vomit and is sleeping at the moment but he seems essentially like himself. No poos to examine - I think that'll be the test.

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penisbeakers · 24/09/2018 14:24

Sorry if you have already mentioned it - what kibble are you giving him? I saw similar reactions to a pup who was BADLY gluten intolerant, but I realise most decent kibble is gluten free anyways.

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grannyscobwebs · 24/09/2018 16:36

My (older) dog has recently become intolerant to the grains in cereals. It's quite common apparently. We have moved to a grain free dry food and a grain free wet and roast chicken on alternating days.

Grain free food is much more expensive but worth it- they eat a lot less as it's so high in meat and essential fats. 50% as opposed to approx 4-9% in supermarket or similar dog foods.

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grannyscobwebs · 24/09/2018 16:36

*grains and cereals

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SaidNeighbour · 24/09/2018 16:40

His kibble is definitely grain free. I have been using mixers which are 90% meat and I think are also gran free but I'd have to check. He's still sort of burping as if he's going to vomit but nothing is actually happening. He has been bouncy as usual though so I think he is basically on the mend. The meal he threw up was his usual kibble with a bit of leftover salmon which is something he has had before but this was possibly more than he is used too. Seems a dramatic reaction to too much food though. My big concern is an obstruction but since stuff has stayed down so far I'm assuming that this isn't the case.

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BiteyShark · 24/09/2018 17:44

Salmon might have simply been be too rich on top of a poorly stomach. Kibble is also quite harsh to digest unlike wet food. If he vomits again or the diarrhoea continues I would definitely go straight to the vets.

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SaidNeighbour · 24/09/2018 18:12

The salmon was what he had at the beginning of this episode. I haven't given him any since. He just did a mushy poo but it wasn't watery and there was a properly formed bit within it.

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penisbeakers · 25/09/2018 01:24

I feed my four legged bouncy thing grain free food too. Carnilove. However, I have to add water to it because otherwise he wolfs it down and chokes, because he is a bit of a twonk. Is he eating too fast do you think?

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Wildheartsease · 25/09/2018 11:27

He does sound to be on the mend! This is good.

As to what caused it - you might never know. They do get viruses

just as we do.

However, as I said, changing food too quickly can do this to our dogs.

One of ours is particularly sensitive. We tried all sorts of 'x-free' things but it turns out that he can't eat chicken. (Apparently this is quite common - there is a a protein that many dogs can't cope with.)

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Wildheartsease · 25/09/2018 11:29

We put water with the kibble for our dogs too. It remains crunchy for their teeth, but they get enough water to help their kidneys!

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SaidNeighbour · 25/09/2018 12:01

Thank you all. As you can probably tell this is my first dog and I have no idea what I'm doing! He has done a reasonably healthy looking poo this morning - I could actually pick it up so that's a vast improvement. I am sticking purely with kibble at the moment out of fear! He had a nice walk and seems good in himself but last night he was gulping like he was dry heaving which made me VERY nervous. You're right though, I may never know what it was. I am assuming that it's something stupid I have done. Thanks for the support though chaps - it has really helped.

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penisbeakers · 25/09/2018 18:00

Please take him to the vet for a check-up. It's better to be safe than sorry. The dry heaving is a bit worrying.

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bengalcat · 25/09/2018 18:04

Unless he's completely normal now at both ends I'd take him to a vet

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BiteyShark · 25/09/2018 18:31

I think sometimes we tolerate poorly stomachs in dogs because they have a tendency to eat rubbish. However, go with your (no pun intended) gut feel if he doesn't seem right because I struggled for ages thinking my dog just didn't tolerate any food very well and even when we found a good one which seemed ok most of the time we still ended up with frequent bouts of D&V.

We did go to the vets when he had his bad episodes and got to the point where we just knew something was wrong and after investigations he was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease and as I mentioned on one occasion had a blockage that the vet recognised even though I was saying I hadn't noticed him eating anything strange.

Don't be afraid to go to the vets, especially if this is your first dog. If he is still gulping even if not vomiting it could be an indication of pain.