what is wrong with my dog when she eats dry food she throws it up but when i water it down she is fine?

Question

A fue years back she got into some antyfreeze and she went through treatment and every since she will throw up after she eats dry dog food but when i water it down shes fine. I can keep watering it down for her but thats a nusence and I don't want to do that any more is there anything i can do? I did have it so she wouldn't eat her dry food all at once and that seemed to stop her from throwing up but latly she just eats it all at once . What can i do to stop this?

Answer 1

Hmmm....never heard of that. My only guess would be that the anti freeze may have caused some permanent damage to her digestive system and needs the extra moisture to digest her meals.

Answer 2

Dogs often regurgitate their food. Its how the survive in the wild
They eat as much as they can as quickly as they can so that other dogs or animals don't get it. They then go and regurgitate it away from the pack and eat it at a better rate so they can digest it properly. If you don't want to wet the food try giving her smaller meals more often

Answer 3

Sounds like she is just eating too fast and can't digest it. My Jack Russell mix used to, but eventually just stopped on his own when we were adding water to it, so we stopped adding water. They also make a bowl with pieces that stick up so the dog has to eat around the obstacles. But really, just put a few bottles of water by her food and keep watering it until she slows down...only takes a few extra steps!

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Answer 4

Well if you've taken her to the vet and they say there is not because of the antifreeze she ate back then i think the problem might be because she does not chew her food all the way. Alot of my dogs when they were puppies had to have watered down food too because they could not chew the food thoroughly.

Answer 5

No idea why she throws up dry food without water, but I put water on my dogs dry food every meal--it's not that hard! If that solves the problem, I don't see why you can't do it.

Answer 6

put a couple of tennis bowls on top of the food in the bowl,, this will slow her down and make her eat more slowly because she will have to pick around the balls,,, also,, it takes about one second to add a little water to the food after you fill her bowl...,, not really a nuisance is it?

Answer 7

Feed her some good-quality canned or raw food; try canned first, if she still vomits, try raw; NO dog vomits after eating raw--after all, it is thoroughly natural!

Answer 8

mmm try can food, there more moisture in the can,
she may be trapping air ,when she eating it too fast.
please check with you vet, she may have some sort of virus