Hi Everyone,
I’m new to this forum and discovered it this morning in searching for an explanation for my dog’s early morning vomiting.
Daisy is a 65 pound, 2.5 year old Yellow Lab who has had quite a history of intestinal problems , especially during her first year. High fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, yet the vet could not find a cause. X-rays, lots of different meds, lab tests – no clear cause. She seemed to gradually grow out of it, except for episodes of many days of frequent early morning vomiting of a very thick, mucousy, bile. Like it was scheduled, between 3-5 AM, she’d be salivating, licking, swallowing, starting to retch, etc, and I’d LEAP out of bed and race her to the yard, where she’d just pee and not vomit! I started giving her a burger bun at 2AM when I’d make my own trip to the bathroom, and that seemed to help. She’d improve for a while, then relapse.
Daisy gets 3 cups of dry kibble, split into three meals (soaked in water), with the last cup given between 8-9PM, and we’re usually up by 5 AM on a working day, which is when she’d get her first meal of the day.
She’d been doing very well for a long time, until recently. I’d been giving her a daily canine probiotic for many months, but ran out about a week ago. For the past three mornings, she’s vomited right back on schedule! I’ll be starting her back on the probiotics today, as soon as I get them.
I don’t know if the probiotics will make the difference, but that’s the only change in the past week, so it makes sense. I buy them from Drs. Foster and Smith online, and have never had a problem with any of their products (today’s purchase will be from a local pet store), so will order more.
I feel like I’ve tried everything recommended by anyone, including all the vet prescriptions, sensitive stomach diets, meal scheduling, lab tetsts, etc., and the only thing that helped long term was the probiotics. Wish me luck!
