Borgan
1st November 2004, 04:52 PM
Hi All,
Luna has been vomiting and here is the chronology:
1) vomited once every couple of weeks, sometimes once a week in the first six months; we attributed it to "puppies being puppies" and just eating everything in sight.
2) ate half a drum stick (like the intrument, not the chicken part) and vomited it up 2 days later (we didn't know she had eaten it whole). That was 3 months ago. Vomited multiple times.
3) vomited 4 or 5 times in a row 2 weeks after the drum stick inciden, after she ate scrambled eggs and ham (not normal diet).
4) vomited once 3 weeks ago after dinner, then ate lots of leaves.
5) vomited up once a huge chunk of leaves two weeks ago in the middle of the day.
6) vomited once for no apparent reason last week before breakfast.
7) vomited once in the middle of the night 2 days ago.
8) vomited mulitple times today after breakfast.
I should also note that she froths during excercise and is on the barf diet, which we switch around every couple of weeks. She will be a year old this week.
Before and after she vomits, she frantically sniffs the ground for little bits to eat and tries to gobble the fall leaves. The vomit is very frothy and usually has undigested food in it. She is going to the bathroom and drinking water normally. She is more frantic/restless than lethargic, and doesn't want to be consolled (usually very cuddly and lovey).
What do you suppose this is and should we be seeing the vet sooner than later?
The breeder thinks it might be a hiatal hernia, or as some of the posts here suggest, an elongated palette (although the breeder said it couldn't be that as her breathing is not very "snuffly").
Thanks!
Brooke.
ps. sorry for the lenghthy message - just wanted to get all the info out for the most accurate response.
Luna has been vomiting and here is the chronology:
1) vomited once every couple of weeks, sometimes once a week in the first six months; we attributed it to "puppies being puppies" and just eating everything in sight.
2) ate half a drum stick (like the intrument, not the chicken part) and vomited it up 2 days later (we didn't know she had eaten it whole). That was 3 months ago. Vomited multiple times.
3) vomited 4 or 5 times in a row 2 weeks after the drum stick inciden, after she ate scrambled eggs and ham (not normal diet).
4) vomited once 3 weeks ago after dinner, then ate lots of leaves.
5) vomited up once a huge chunk of leaves two weeks ago in the middle of the day.
6) vomited once for no apparent reason last week before breakfast.
7) vomited once in the middle of the night 2 days ago.
8) vomited mulitple times today after breakfast.
I should also note that she froths during excercise and is on the barf diet, which we switch around every couple of weeks. She will be a year old this week.
Before and after she vomits, she frantically sniffs the ground for little bits to eat and tries to gobble the fall leaves. The vomit is very frothy and usually has undigested food in it. She is going to the bathroom and drinking water normally. She is more frantic/restless than lethargic, and doesn't want to be consolled (usually very cuddly and lovey).
What do you suppose this is and should we be seeing the vet sooner than later?
The breeder thinks it might be a hiatal hernia, or as some of the posts here suggest, an elongated palette (although the breeder said it couldn't be that as her breathing is not very "snuffly").
Thanks!
Brooke.
ps. sorry for the lenghthy message - just wanted to get all the info out for the most accurate response.