Dear Lisa C.- I agree with Sue66b’s suggestion that this could be inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We went through a similar experience with our puppy starting when he was only about 4/5 months old. It began with chronic early morning vomit on an empty stomach and progressed to bloody vomit, pronounced borborygmi, vomiting of food, chronic loose stool with mucus, and recurrent hemmorhagic gastroenteritis. We tried various diets, even homemade, and different therapies but nothing seemed to really help long term. We finally saw an internal medicine veterinary specialist and our boy was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease of his small intestine and colon upon biopsy via endoscopy (the “camera”). The specialist explained that while the correct diet is very important, sometimes there is so much inflammation that the right food ALONE can’t eliminate that inflammation. Inflammation of the GI tract inhibits nutrient absorption, which is why these dogs can become thin. Knowing what my boy has and having the right support for him has made a world of difference in his quality of life. He is currently in remission and is doing great!
I really don’t know if Chewy has IBD or something else, and I know it’s expensive but I honestly think you should listen to your vet and pursue an accurate diagnosis. Biopsy of the GI mucosa is vital as IBD cannot be diagnosed by X-ray, blood tests, fecal tests, or even sometimes ultrasound. You need to do the right tests to get answers and neither your vet nor you can help Chewy unless you do those tests. Just my humble opinion. 🙂
2 months, 3 weeks ago
