Chronic vomiting
Written by MagnumP.I.
Good Morning,
I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this or knew of someone that has. My 1 1/2 year old St.Bernard has had chronic vomiting. He's been to the vet many times, had complete bloodwork done, and put on different meds for things such as parasites,etc. We have determined he has food and skin allergies and is eating prescription Duck & Potatoe food. However, he still vomits. He vomits when he gets too excited and/or stressed. He'll even do it if he's woken up from a deep sleep by being startled, such as a loud noise. A couple of times he's actually woken himself up by vomiting. If he doesn't eat on time and has an empty belly, he vomits bile(but this one is easily prevented.) I'm an overly-protective mommy, so there's no way he has ingested something he shouldn't have. He's not allowed to have any toys or be outside unsupervised. The next step we've considered is doing X-rays, a barium, ect. I'm hesitant about these because he gets really stressed when going to the vet. I feel like this poor dog isn't allowed to be a dog sometimes. I feed him 3 to 4 times a day, smaller meals to prevent bloat. And he's not allowed to exercise or get over-excited before and after eating. I really am trying my hardest and just feel like i'm not doing a good enough job.
Am I the only one that has had this issue?
Thanks for any/all feedback.
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MagnumP.I., I am sure you are not alone with this issue. It sounds very stressful. I understand that your dog gets stressed at the vets, but I really feel he and you would benefit from more diagnostics like the Barium series, x-rays and endoscopy. Having said that, if he does get that stressed, it may be beneficial to get a refferal to go right to the specialist. Rather than more tests at your vet and then possibly an additional trip to the specialist. Your vet should be able to refer you on and send all the records. When you make that appointment, explain the dogs anxiety and maybe they would be willing to have you give a tranquilizer (from your vet) before arriving for your appointment.
You are a very attentive pet owner, try not to be hard on yourself because your dog has a not so common medical problem. Hang in there, you are doing your best!
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