Hi Geri W, Famotidine is a very low ant acid medication we don’t even sell it in Australia no more Zantac is the new Famotidine they are a H2 acid reducer not strong, at first if will seem like it’s working then after 1-2 weeks my boy was back with his symptoms, go back to vet & ask for Losec (Omeprazole) 20mg, give once a day of a morning…also what is he eating have you lower the carbs, no fermentable carbs, sometime when the fat is real low the carbs are higher in the diet which makes acid reflux worse not the fat… I found “Taste Of The Wild”, Sierra Mountain, Roasted Lamb grain free kibble worked the best & his acid reflux stopped, the fat is 15% protein is 25% & carbs are 38% where when I was feeding a lower fat kibble the fat was 9% & the carbs were 52% & didn’t help his acid reflux also no kibbles with Beet Pulp, makes acid reflux worse….
When you say his stomach is gurgling that’s gas/wind ripping thru his bowel & is painful, change his diet, my boy can’t eat any boiled rice, he was having rumbling, gurgling gasses going thru his bowel, I could hear him in the other room, it was awful, his vet said the sharp corner edges of the boiled rice can irratate the bowel especially if they have IBD…. When you see vet ask for a stronger acid reducer like Losec (Omeprazole) & see if he’ll write repeat scripts of the Losec & I buy from my chemist, my vet gives me 5 repeats + the script she wrote & there’s enough for 6months, then I just go to the vets & she write’s me out another 6 repeat scripts for the Losec & leaves at the front desk, it’s cheaper buying from the chemist then from the vets…
Why his throat is sore it’s from the acid coming up from his stomach into his throat, it was happening to my boy & he grinds his teeth in the end we did Endoscope + Biopsies make sure vet does the biopsies cause Patches stomach looked great but after the results came back Patch had the Helicobacter-Pylori & had to take 2 sets of antibiotics Flagyl & Amoxicillin & Losec for 21 days then had to stay on 20mg Losec…
I wonder if he has the Helicobacter bacteria ask vet? can he do the triple therapy meds… all dogs have Helicobacter but some dogs have an in-healthy gut & the Helicobacter takes over the gut causing real bad acid reflux & they always feel hungry they eat feel better then 20mins later pain again…..
Stop the Turmeric gravy, Turmeric made my boys acid reflux worse, I was adding the Turmeric powder to his pork rissoles…..
Try a grain free kibble like TOTW Roasted Lamb the carbs are lower so are the Kcals, you need foods that don’t ferment in the stomach, rice ferments in the gut, it’s no good.. Sweet Potato, potato & pumkin is better then boiled rice, new meds & change of diet & you’ll have a new dog….
