why won't my puppie hold down her food?

Question

for the last week my 5 month old pitbull puppie has been throwing up when she eats. She does however hold down fluid. Her poop is also normal.

Answer 1

Is she current on all her shots? Has she had at least 3 distemper parvo shots? Are you feeding her a good quality puppy food? Until she is 2 years old she needs to eat a large breed puppy formula. Good luck

Answer 2

he could have an esophageal problem where the food only goes so far down and then comes up.the water is thin so it is staying down. I raised brittneys and one litter we had one puppy with this problem. was ok and healthy until we started weaning him and giving food.then it came up. took him to vets for xrays. thats what it was and it was a fluke so we had to put him to sleep caus the vet said he would never eat food only liquids the rest of his life. It was hard to lose him. again have her wormed and checked out. have you started the puppy shots yet/. Best answer would be let your vet do some checking and make a diagnosis. could be the food he is eating to. Is it a good brand of puppy chow? are you staying with the same brand or are you giving different kinds. change can make the puppy sick also. food has to be changed gradually

Answer 3

She may have a touch of the flu. When my dogs have an upset stomach I feed them boiled white rice with some cooked hamburger meat in it. Go light on the meat till you see if that helps her stomach. Don't season the meat keep it bland. It it's not better in a day or two I'd give the vet a call. Good luck.

Answer 4

Have you changed her diet recently. I have a dog who was eating IAMS for the last 1 1/2 year and he got sick out of the blue. When I called the 800 number they said the recently changed their formula due to the hurricanes in N.O.

If all else fails check with your vet.

Answer 5

I would go to the vet right away.In the meantime if you cant get her to the vet try a bland diet in small amounts to see if that works.My dog is on a lean hamburger diet.I boil it in water all broken up to pull more oil out than when its done I rinse it in the pan with warm water some more to get more oil out than I warm up some white rice and mix the two together.My dog is old and has inflammatory bowl

Answer 6

Watch what your puppy is eating between meals. She may be eating too many treats or eating on something else. We have one that likes to eat the fuzz off tennis balls and tears up her toys so we have to watch her and make sure otherwise she will get sick. Still call the vet it could be one of many problems.

Answer 7

If she has eaten something like part of a toy that won't digest she would throw up a lot. My dog can't even handle raw hide bones.
Take her to a vet and get her stomach x-ray'd. It isn't likely that she has parvo if she's had her immunizations.

Answer 8

Your puppy could be eating to fast. Try raising the food bowl, this would allow for easier eating. You could also try feeding smaller amounts of food.

Answer 9

just make sure she has lots of water n only regular dog food, not the soft stuff. the soft stuff gives them diarrhea. leave the food out for her n dont force her to eat. when shes feeling better shell go to it on her own

Answer 10

Sounds like Parvo,if you want your puppy to live better get him to a vet ASAP!