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Sick Puppy, Throwing Up

Posted By Jenny (crossville, Tennessee) on 05/15/2008

Hello, my aunt Kris told me to come to this site in specific about my puppy (Rookie) I can not figure out quite what is wrong with him, and my aunt said that you have helped her with home remedies in the past, she gave you a glowing recommendation and I am really beginning to lose hope with my puppy, please let me know if you might have any idea of what might be wrong with him. Below is a log of what he has been doing. Basically, he throws up a lot and is WAY underweight, on the verge of starving to death. I know it is not parvo though, as I have had one of those before.

Friday, May 9, 2008 6:00pm : fed medium amount of dry Iams (20 pieces) 7:30pm : Threw up aprox. : of previous food 8:06pm : Fed small amount of dry Iams (10 pieces) 8:32pm : Started heaving, no puke 9:02pm : Fed tiny amount of dry Iams (5 pieces) Weight at end of day: 2lbs 7.7

Went 2 Bed

Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:55pm : Fed medium amount of dry Iams (25 pieces) w/small shred of pepto pill 11:28pm : Started heaving, no puke 11:48pm : still no puke, but is lethargic 11:52pm : No puke, fed tiny amount of dry Iams (5 pieces) Weight at end of day: 2lbs 7.3

Went 2 Bed

Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:58pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix. 6:03pm : Threw it all up 7:30pm : No puke, won:t eat 10:30pm : Fed tiny amount of dry Iams (6 pieces) 11:00pm : Started heaving, no puke 11:58pm : sleeping : no puke 12:00am : Fed small amount of dry Iams (12 pieces) Weight at end of day: 2lbs 11.4

Went 2 Bed

Monday, May 12, 2008 10:05am : Gave 1 ml of Pepto Bismol Max 10:10am : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 10:30am : sleeping : no heaves : no puke 11:05am : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 12:18pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 1:38pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 1:55pm : Started heaving, no puke 4:20pm : Gave 1 ml of Pepto, threw small amount up instantly 4:27pm : Gave digestive support supplement 4:44pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 5:12pm : Heavy heaving, no puke 5:50pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 6:40pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 7:33pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 8:39pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 9:15pm : Dry heaves, no puke. Weight at end of day: 2lbs 10.7

Went 2 Bed

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Worked all day, fed throughout, gave pepto in morning and evening, seemed to help, minimal puke. Had one extreme throwing up fit, threw up almost one whole cup of ? Weight at end of day: ?

Went 2 Bed

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:56pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food mix 5:05pm : Began whining and walking around, lethargic, doesn:t feel good. 5:06pm : Sitting uncomfortably, groaning. 5:07pm : Fell back asleep 5:13pm : Threw up a lot 5:35pm : Heavy heaving 5:37pm : Forced pepto pill, threw up instantly (ate it all back up including pill) 6:16pm : Woke up and started lightly heaving fell back asleep 6:59pm : Woke up looking for food 7:03pm : Fed digestive supplement 7:10pm : Threw up small amount 8:30pm : Fed 1 tsp wet food 9:05pm : Light heaving, no puke 9:22pm : Awake and happy, looking for attention 9:30pm : Light heaving, no puke, laying at my feet Weight at end of day: 2lbs 9.1

Went 2 Bed

Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:44am : Gave 1.5 ml of pepto max 9:00am : Drank water, instantly threw up 10:10am : fed wet iams food w/dry mixed in 10:30am : fed wet iams food w/dry mixed in 10:35am : Threw up a lot! 11:55am : gave 1.5 ml of Pepto max Today he is really not doing so hot, he seems really lethargic and sick. Wet food mix = 1 egg yolk mixed with 2 tbs of Iams wet puppy food. Rookie seems to get sick most often while he is sleeping. He will be sound asleep and then wake up with a choke, then either heave and throw up or just heave and then fall back asleep. Sometimes he will instantly throw up, before he even has a chance to get up. I have fed him both elevated and on the ground and it doesn:t seem to make a difference.

The vets had originally said that perhaps he had a esophagus problem but I don't think that's it because he usually keeps the food down for an hour or so before getting sick. Also, when he throws up it is smelly and acidy, like it:s coming from the stomach, not the esophagus. Plus, the pepto seems to help, so for now I am going to keep him on it. I really want to make him better/ get him to survive, but I am currently in the process of buying a home, and we just had all the horses get their spring shots, plus I just finished paying off the surgery for my border collie puppy:s broken leg. So, I really don:t have the money to take this guy to the vet, unless it seems there is no other option (home remedies) and if it will cost me too much to fix him, I am going to have to put him down. I am really fallen for this puppy, and if you think you might know what the problem is (if it for sure involves the vet) if you think it might not be a super expensive surgery, I may be able to take him. Or if I can get him to survive for a month or two, until my finances calm down, that would be wonderful. Because at the rate he is going, he is going to waste away into nothing. Thank you so very much! Also, I don:t know if this has anything to do with it, or if it:s just from him being so weak, but when he walks he looks like one of those robot dogs, slow and stiff. He runs almost like one too, but again, I guess that could be from his lack of weight/muscle/strength. Thanks! -Jenny

Replied by K (Ohio) on 05/16/2008

Response to Jenny (05/15/2008): Hi, I just saw on the news here in Ohio that some dry dog foods have salmonella. I don't know if this is what's wrong with the sick puppy but it may be worth looking into. You should STOP giving your dog that particular food.

Replied by Jennifer (Toronto, Canada) on 05/28/2008

In response to Sick Puppy. Whatever you do don't feed your puppy Iams!!!! This food is not good. I was feeding it to my cat and my cat developed FUV. He could not urinate and had to be catherized. Here is Toronto, we have alot of greedy vets whose best interest is not the animal. The first vet claimed she could not catherize my cat and wanted my permission to send my cat to Guelph UNiversity. I refused because I knew that any animal who goes there DIES. They are student practioners. The vet was reluctant to give me my cat back and wanted to know where else I would take him. I gave her the name of another Vet and they released my cat. When I came to this Vet, he said he has to operate and cut open my cat to release the gravel. I quickly took my cat to another vet nearby who immediately catherized my cat. All Vet fees cost me $1,800. Anyways, this honest Vet told me that Iams is not agreeable for all cats - some get blockage. It's awful knowing that Iams is actually poisonous and harmful to our pets!

Replied by Durelle (Madeira Beach, Fla) on 08/07/2008

I HAD SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY PUPPY. I FOUND THAT HE HAD SOME BACTERIA THAT HAD TO BE TREATED BY ANTIBIOTICS ALSO THE FOOD HE MIGHT BE ALLERGIC TO. BEFORE YOU GIVE HIM YOUGURT, YOU MUST MAKE SURE HE IS LACTOSE TOLERANT. I PUT MY DOG ON WOLF CUB FROM SOLID GOLD AND A PRODUCT THEY HAVE CALLED D-ZYME. THAT PUPPY NEEDS TO BE WATCHED FOR DEHYDRATION AND RUNNY STOOLS. SOME FOODS HAVE NO NUTRIONAL VALUE. SOLID GOLD IS THE BEST. ALSO BOILED RICE CAN HELP WITH THROWING UP. TRY A LITTLE WITH SOME BOILED CHICKEN AND NOTHING ELSE FOR AWHILE .THIS IS A SERIOUS THING FOR PUPPIES TRYING TO ESTABLISH THEIR FOOD. YOU HAVE TO TRY DIFFERENT FOODS SOMETIMES BUT IF HE RESPONDS BY GETTING SICK STOP FEEDING THAT FOOD IMEDIATELY.

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