He's had all of his shots, including wormer treatments, heart worm prevention, flea and allergy treatment. This is not a side effect of any medication. He has been throwing up off and on. He does not eat human food, regularly. He is not used to it. The first time this happened, my dad had fed him turkey meat from Thanksgiving. He was sick for two days, but was fine after.
We have two other dogs, who are used to human food, and are not sick at all.
Last night, we came home to a mess. There also hadn't been anyone home, for an hour or so. We cleaned it all, he still acted fine... we left and came home a few hours later to an even larger mess. He uses the restroom outside, and was crate trained, and doesn't have accidents in the house.
1. Should I still be feeding puppy formula dog food? We have fed him the same brand since we got him, but we recently switch from Puppy formula (Healthy Growth for puppies) to Original. (All Beneful)
2. Could this be a nervous issue?
2007-12-12 01:15:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Oh. Sorry for the confusion..
I don't want him to be eating human food.
Since he never had it before, I didn't think it would be a problem.. but I am living with my parents.. so they think they should treat him as theirs, and feed him. (Mostly to make me angry.) They don't listen when I tell them that he cannot handle it, and insist on feeding him.
Before I moved back, he didn't even acknowledge when we ate, didn't beg or anything. I think since he has had human food, he tries to get it more now.
2007-12-12 01:34:19 · update #1
Stop all the people food. Have Mom and Dad go to the vets with you. Next make sure that he is healthy. Sometimes dogs get pancreatist. Have him checked over. And now for the big P word, yes it is parvo. Most likely he does not have it because of having all of his VAX. However there is a slight chance that he could. I would go to the vet with this one.
But, if you want to wait it out... Do not feed him any thing for 24 hours and no water for 12. Start him back with small amounts of water. After 24 hours of no food give him a small amount of boiled chicken and rice for 2-3 days. DO NOT SEASON THE chicken and rice. It must be bland. If he continues then go to the vet.
I'm not really sure about the thumbs down thing. But because this is my career I'm fairly sure that I know what I'm talking about.
At 10mos old your pup is still devolping and still needs all the vitamins and minerials that are added to puppy food. Depending on who gave your pet his vaccines (I assume it was your vet) sometimes the vax can be started too soon. Breeders are known to do this. If the vaccines were not given on a timley schedule then there can be some breaks in the protection. Are all of his toys accounted for? Are you or your parents missing socks or any other item of clotheing? Are you sure there is nothing that he could have eaten in the yard?
These are just some of the other questions that I would have asked if you had come to my clinic.
(Sorry about any misspellings. Tried to use spell check, it was not working.)
2007-12-12 02:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Judy W 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Switching back to puppy food will not stop vomiting and diarrhoea.
This does not sound like a general allergic problem, it sounds like a direct gastrointestinal problem. Possibly the dog has IBS, or possibly he has an infection. You should take him to the vet to find out what the problem is - soiling in the house is not an uncommon behavioural problem, but if it's diarrhoea and if there's vomiting then the dog is ill.
Chalice
2007-12-12 16:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there could be a number of things.
1. you could be feeding him too much at one time
2. the human food you've given him could be too rich
3. he could have a food allergy
find out your puppy's current weight and talk to your vet about how much food he should be eating for the entire day. Then split that amount up to be given to him over 2 or 3 feedings through the day.
Also watch that the food you are giving him isn't too rich, it could be upsetting his stomach.
Make note of what you are feeding him, how much, and what times of day he eats. If he continues to vomit, take him to the vet and have him checked for allergies or see if there is some other problem.
Good Luck!
2007-12-12 09:27:21 · answer #3 · answered by Invisigoth 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had the same problem.
Its hard to tell when a dog is used to one kind of food or not.
It could be that you fed him human food. If you've fed him puppy formula since the beginning, give him that for now. Gradually give him bit by bit human food. (though ham is not recommended. ham has a way of going wrong with dogs, unless thats what they've been eating since birth. Roast beef seems okie though)
2007-12-12 09:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by uselesshappy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋