Pup vomiting after eating too much food

[DonnaB]

@Dr. Jeff

Hi my name is Donna Bradbury and I have a 5yr old Australian labradoodle named Luke. He is 37lbs and full of life and love. I have been opposed to vaccines since I read all about them. The breeder where we got Luke had given him his puppy shots, none of the L vaccines. And not knowing enough about puppies, I brought him to have a rabbies vaccine because of it mandated in Massachusetts, which seems to be ok with him until he started with allergies. He also had a tick bite which he had Lyme in his blood, but I never gave him the antibiotic because he did not have symptoms. He has not had any other vaccines until last November and I allowed him to get another rabbies vaccine, because I felt coericed by the vet that we have.

About 3 weeks ago he had breakfast then 3 hours later he vomited everything. I took him to the vet ER because he has never done anything like that before. They examined him and said it was probably what he ate that caused the stomach upset. Luke is a holistic dog and eats gently cooked raw and vegetables and eggs and fresh spring water from an actual spring. The next 2 days he was more tired than normal so I brought him to his vet which is not holistic. They did stool, urine and blood samples. They call the next day and said I had to get Luke into the ER because his platelets were low and he had elevated kidney values.

My husband calmed me down because Luke was acting fine and back to normal. I found a holistic vet and we are taking him there this Monday. I know he has been feeling great because he is playing and wanting belly rubs again and eating, drinking, pooping and peeing just fine. But today I did something that I would normally not do. He ate breakfast and had a snack right after and drank water. He was fine. We took him to see my mom and her apartment is very dry. So he wanted a drink and I brought more snacks! Why, I don't know. So as we were visiting, he was eating the snack (all organic beef liver) and then he wanted more water. After he ate and drank all that, he threw up all of it. We got home and he drank more water and threw that up. So we were just giving him sips and he can't seem to keep anything down. I read that we should let his stomach rest for a few hours. I'm just anxious to see the vet and figure out what is happening to our healthy pup.

 

[NancyK]

I am sorry Luke is having problems. You mentioned him throwing up the beef liver treats. I was wondering how much beef liver you are including in his diet because it is very nutrient dense and too much can cause issues from excessive vitamin A and copper. It is easy to overdo it, especially if using beef liver for treats on top of feeding it as part of the diet. I also wonder if Luke is getting some calcium in his diet through either raw meaty bones or a supplement.

Nancy

 

[Dr. Christina]

Kudos to your husband, Donna, for calming you down. The more you study all the resources at HA! and listen to the wonderful videos, and read Path to Pet Wellness, you will see how much our worry can exacerbate problems.

Also, read about HMDM, a 3 step process

Definitely good to follow up on abnormal blood work.

What is the name and website of the holistic veterinarian you are going to? Do read the article on finding a vet. You have found one and this article also tells how to evaluate how holistic they really are, and what you can do to make the visits most productive.
Dr. Christina

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Welcome Donna!

Thanks for making your first post about Luke. He sounds like a happy boy! He i very fortunate to have such caring and loving guardians.

My husband calmed me down because Luke was acting fine and back to normal.

Wise man. As he intuitively knew, physical symptoms (like vomiting) should always be interpreted within the context of BEAM.

Optimize Your Pet's Quality Of Life Using BEAM

4 simple symptoms - behavior, energy, appetite, and mood - could help you track and increase your pet's health

www.holisticactions.com

Regarding the bigger picture about what's going on with your happy and healthy pup the answer lies in two areas.

1. Physiological. Your vet will rule out if there is anything going on structurally with blood tests, a urinalysis, x-rays, and other diagnostics that your vet finds to be indicated.

2. Energetic/mitochondrial. The Mitochondrial Theory (MT) says that everything in #1 (physical symptoms) are secondary to the energetic and mitochondrial balance within the body.

And that symptoms can guide us to how to help. Rather than saying "no" to whatever the body is saying. The MT is based on saying yes, and to whatever is happening in the present moment.

As Christina said, there's more about this in my book and at:

The Return to Wholeness and Homeostasis

As the legacy of Decartes comes to an end, the principle of dynamic equilibrium is being rediscovered and gaining prominence in veterinary medicine.

www.holisticactions.com

 

[GinnyW]

It might help to think of vomiting as you had begun to do - it's a normal reaction to certain stimuli - not dangerous, and not signifying a problem or onset of disease. Dogs toss up quite easily, and most times will eat it back up - this is not harmful in itself, as often the meal just needs rearranging, or meal timing was off because of factors we provided: too much excitement, different food, too much food, etc. Some dogs thrive on regularity, others can eat in the midst of turmoil. Regardless of what you choose in terms of "diagnostics", I'd avoid making a noticeable fuss - just go on from here, and keep an eye out. Dogs are great at fasting, and it won't hurt him a bit. Keep watching and give him some space. He's a good boy, and you're a great mom