We have a puppy that is a couple months old. She is happy and seems quite healthy. At least a few times a day, she vomits up a little bit of her food. Sometimes just liquid. She then eats it back up. She seems good other than that. Does anyone have ideas on what this could be about. She was the runt of a large litter. I have no desire to take her to a vet. I would like to hear directly from anyone with ideas on what might help her. Thank you.
31 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 6h
I think @Coinsreporter can help you in this.
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @eroc1990 4h
Could be portioning. If they're eating too fast/too much, feed in smaller, more frequent meals.
Is the puppy's stool normal? For a while we were using peanut butter in our first dog's Kong bone, and it turns out the peanut butter we were using had a salmonella recall we weren't aware of for a long time. Have you checked for recalls on the products you're giving them?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h
Stool looks good. I haven't checked on recalls.
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @eroc1990 4h
If the recalls check out I would stick with the portioning idea @grayruby suggested.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h
Thank you.
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11 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 5h
Maybe eating too fast. Give her smaller portions more often.
Is she drinking water ok?
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
She drinks water fine.
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
That's a great idea. She was raised around 8 other puppies and it was super chaotic. Maybe she's in the habit of eating too fast.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 5h
No issues with her stool?
Our dog had pancreatitis and that caused her to vomit after eating, have loose stools and be very lethargic. It can happen if they eat too much fatty foods. But since she is a pup and drinking and you say she seems otherwise healthy it is probably unlikely.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
Her stools look normal
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 6h
It could be something he ate that made him sick, many times their stomachs go through that, I tell you because at one point I had a beautiful Golden and that happened to him often.
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11 sats \ 22 replies \ @Malachi17T 6h
Once upon a time, I owned a pet store and helped raise dogs. Usually when this happens, it means something in the food isn't agreeing with their digestive system, but they need the nutrients and so they eat it again to try to make sure they are getting whatever it is they instinctively lack. I would suspect grain to be the culprit. Perhaps corn?
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10 sats \ 21 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h
That makes sense. We have been supplementing her food with better stuff like eggs, goat milk, chicken broth but maybe we should cut the dog food out all together. We buy mid grade food that surely has a lot grain in it.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Malachi17T 6h
Yeah, I'd try that first. If it still happens, the food may be too rich for her. Some breeders raise dogs on food that is not very nutrient dense, and then they get used to eating it, and when they get better stuff it upsets their systems.
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0 sats \ 19 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5h
It's too much for a 2 months old.
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0 sats \ 18 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
Not all at once. That is just different things we have tried. Always along with dog food. And her mom is here. So she fed from her mom as long as she needed to. She is actually more like 3 months but this has been going on since she was young.
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0 sats \ 17 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5h
Have you medicated her for worms?
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0 sats \ 16 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
No.
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0 sats \ 15 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5h
I've read all your comments and that's best I could judge. Do you regularly medicate her mother for worms?
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0 sats \ 14 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h
No. Non of our dogs have ever had any medication.
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11 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 6h
Does she go outside a lot?
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h
Yeah. We live out in the desert. She's outside more than inside.
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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 6h
Does she every eat something outside?
Maybe plants, animals, or insects?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 6h
That's an interesting thought. Not that I have seen. She been doing it since she was pretty young. Before she really went out much.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 6h
Or it could be the water or food.
Check the bowl and give it a good cleaning everyday for a while.
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