SAS
6th August 2008, 04:02 PM
My problem is two-fold, since I noticed the symptoms at the same time.
First, the yawn: Winston Churchill has been making this very strange yawn recently - he's extending his tounge way out of his mouth and curling it before closing his mouth. It's different from his stress yawn (where he doesn't stick his tounge out).
Next, the vomiting: If he wakes with a start, he throws up; if I leave the room & he can't follow me, he'll throw up; if he drinks water soon after a meal, he throws up. It is 1-4 times a day. (Different than his "play hard, drink lots of water hard" thowup - there's small partially digested food in these). He also makes a funny "uh-oh" look right before and sometimes just swallows instead. No retching - completely involuntary and sudden.
Winston will be 2 in October & I've not yet discussed this with his vet because he's also extreemly sensitive and I'm wondering if he's experiencing derivative stress from my own recent stress (quit my job at my law firm, so he's with me waaay more than ever before).
SO MY QUESTION (finally) IS THIS: is it more likely that an already sensitive dog is reacting to my stress and having random daily upchucks because we're always together, or is there some sort of physical thing about being a frenchie causing this?
Thanks in advance!
p.s.,
He's still playful, happy, silly, eating and drinking well. The upchucks are small and he doesn't seem bothered by them. I've switched to smaller meals 3 times per day with probiotic mix & I think it's improved a little, but not enough to be a conclusive solution.
First, the yawn: Winston Churchill has been making this very strange yawn recently - he's extending his tounge way out of his mouth and curling it before closing his mouth. It's different from his stress yawn (where he doesn't stick his tounge out).
Next, the vomiting: If he wakes with a start, he throws up; if I leave the room & he can't follow me, he'll throw up; if he drinks water soon after a meal, he throws up. It is 1-4 times a day. (Different than his "play hard, drink lots of water hard" thowup - there's small partially digested food in these). He also makes a funny "uh-oh" look right before and sometimes just swallows instead. No retching - completely involuntary and sudden.
Winston will be 2 in October & I've not yet discussed this with his vet because he's also extreemly sensitive and I'm wondering if he's experiencing derivative stress from my own recent stress (quit my job at my law firm, so he's with me waaay more than ever before).
SO MY QUESTION (finally) IS THIS: is it more likely that an already sensitive dog is reacting to my stress and having random daily upchucks because we're always together, or is there some sort of physical thing about being a frenchie causing this?
Thanks in advance!
p.s.,
He's still playful, happy, silly, eating and drinking well. The upchucks are small and he doesn't seem bothered by them. I've switched to smaller meals 3 times per day with probiotic mix & I think it's improved a little, but not enough to be a conclusive solution.