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Old August 12th 06, 04:47 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
Bocephus
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I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health problem. I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and not everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a dry dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a pouch of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating? This seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry to "happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches. Any comments are welcome.

Bocephus
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Old August 12th 06, 04:53 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:47:14 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

once in awhile and not everyday, he will act like he is gagging and
then throwup yellow bile. He will throw up the bile and then resume
his normal activities.


As always, it's a good idea to discuss the issue with your vet. However,
it's not uncommon for dogs to throw up a small amount of bile when their
stomachs have been empty too long. If it were me, I'd experiment with
breaking up the dog's meals into smaller, more frequent portions, and to
make sure they're as evenly spaced throughout the day as possible.

He eats a dry dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the
evening, he has a pouch of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could
it be the food he is eating? This seems to have started about the
time I switched him from "pedigree" dry to "happy tails" dry. he
has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches.


I've never heard of Happy Tails food. It could be that it's more
quickly digested than the Pedigree you've been feeding, which could be
causing the "empty tummy urka-gurkas."

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Old August 12th 06, 05:02 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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Default greyhound throwing up

"empty tummy urka-gurkas."

LOL! the "ETUG's"

My dog does that as well. Towards dinner time (if he ate very early in the
morning) he'll drink a huge amount of water and then "urk".

But with a 9-10 year old senior greyhound something like this should at
least be floated by the vet.

-Sharon


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Old August 12th 06, 05:27 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:47:14 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health problem. I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and not everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a dry dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a pouch of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating? This seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry to "happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches. Any comments are welcome.

Bocephus


I don't know anything about Happy Tails, but Pedigree is not a
particularly high-quality food, and the Pedigree stuff that comes in
pouches is not meat. Greyhounds were fed crap on the track, so a
high-quality diet is important for them. You don't mention when your
dog last saw the vet, but usually, when a dog is throwing up yellow
bile and is otherwise healthy, it's because its stomach is empty. Try
adjusting his mealtimes and/or giving him a snack before bed. You do
feed him twice a day?

Mustang Sally
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Old August 12th 06, 06:35 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:25:33 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:47:14 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health problem.

I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and
eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and not
everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He
will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a dry
dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a pouch
of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating? This
seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry to
"happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches.
Any comments are welcome.

Bocephus


I don't know anything about Happy Tails, but Pedigree is not a
particularly high-quality food, and the Pedigree stuff that comes in
pouches is not meat. Greyhounds were fed crap on the track, so a
high-quality diet is important for them. You don't mention when your
dog last saw the vet, but usually, when a dog is throwing up yellow
bile and is otherwise healthy, it's because its stomach is empty. Try
adjusting his mealtimes and/or giving him a snack before bed. You do
feed him twice a day?

Mustang Sally


Thanks for all of the replies. Yes, he is fed in the morning about 8:00AM
and then again about 430Pm or 5:00PM. Maybe I should break his meals down to
3 meals a day rather than two. He saw the vet recently and that question was
asked and the vet just brushed it off. i didn't know that about an empty
stomach.


If he's home alone while his people are at work, you'll want to keep a
close eye on him if you change to 3 meals a day to make sure that
doesn't change his elimination requirements to a time when no one is
home. What time does he normally throw up the bile? The time between
breakfast and dinner isn't that long, the time between dinner and the
next day's breakfast may be too long.

Mustang Sally


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Old August 12th 06, 11:32 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
Bocephus
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"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:25:33 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:47:14 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health

problem.
I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and
eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and

not
everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He
will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a

dry
dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a

pouch
of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating?

This
seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry

to
"happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches.
Any comments are welcome.

Bocephus

I don't know anything about Happy Tails, but Pedigree is not a
particularly high-quality food, and the Pedigree stuff that comes in
pouches is not meat. Greyhounds were fed crap on the track, so a
high-quality diet is important for them. You don't mention when your
dog last saw the vet, but usually, when a dog is throwing up yellow
bile and is otherwise healthy, it's because its stomach is empty. Try
adjusting his mealtimes and/or giving him a snack before bed. You do
feed him twice a day?

Mustang Sally


Thanks for all of the replies. Yes, he is fed in the morning about 8:00AM
and then again about 430Pm or 5:00PM. Maybe I should break his meals down

to
3 meals a day rather than two. He saw the vet recently and that question

was
asked and the vet just brushed it off. i didn't know that about an empty
stomach.


If he's home alone while his people are at work, you'll want to keep a
close eye on him if you change to 3 meals a day to make sure that
doesn't change his elimination requirements to a time when no one is
home. What time does he normally throw up the bile? The time between
breakfast and dinner isn't that long, the time between dinner and the
next day's breakfast may be too long.

Mustang Sally

he eats dinner about 500PM and then goes to about 800AM for breakfast. thats
a long span but don't know what i can do about it.


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Old August 13th 06, 02:52 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
sighthounds & siberians
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:32:35 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:25:33 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:47:14 GMT, "Bocephus"
wrote:

I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health

problem.
I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and
eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and

not
everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He
will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a

dry
dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a

pouch
of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating?

This
seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry

to
"happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches.
Any comments are welcome.

Bocephus

I don't know anything about Happy Tails, but Pedigree is not a
particularly high-quality food, and the Pedigree stuff that comes in
pouches is not meat. Greyhounds were fed crap on the track, so a
high-quality diet is important for them. You don't mention when your
dog last saw the vet, but usually, when a dog is throwing up yellow
bile and is otherwise healthy, it's because its stomach is empty. Try
adjusting his mealtimes and/or giving him a snack before bed. You do
feed him twice a day?

Mustang Sally

Thanks for all of the replies. Yes, he is fed in the morning about 8:00AM
and then again about 430Pm or 5:00PM. Maybe I should break his meals down

to
3 meals a day rather than two. He saw the vet recently and that question

was
asked and the vet just brushed it off. i didn't know that about an empty
stomach.


If he's home alone while his people are at work, you'll want to keep a
close eye on him if you change to 3 meals a day to make sure that
doesn't change his elimination requirements to a time when no one is
home. What time does he normally throw up the bile? The time between
breakfast and dinner isn't that long, the time between dinner and the
next day's breakfast may be too long.

Mustang Sally

he eats dinner about 500PM and then goes to about 800AM for breakfast. thats
a long span but don't know what i can do about it.


You could feed him dinner a bit later, or give him a bedtime snack of
a couple of biscuits or something.

Mustang Sally


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Old August 13th 06, 03:24 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:52:54 -0400, sighthounds & siberians
wrote:

You could feed him dinner a bit later, or give him a bedtime snack of
a couple of biscuits or something.


What I do is split the supper meal in half, and give half at 5pm and
half right before I go to bed, whenever that is. Breakfast is usually
between 4-5am, depending on the day.

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Old August 13th 06, 09:02 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
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Bocephus wrote:
I'm new to this group and I want to ask about a potential health problem. I have a 9 or 10 year old greyhound. A rescue dog, who acts normally and eats properly and is a very good dog. the problem is, once in awhile and not everyday, he will act like he is gagging and then throwup yellow bile. He will throw up the bile and then resume his normal activities. He eats a dry dog food called "Happy tails" twice a day and in the evening, he has a pouch of pedigree meat with his dry food. Could it be the food he is eating? This seems to have started about the time I switched him from "pedigree" dry to "happy tails" dry. he has alway been eating the pedigree meat in pouches. Any comments are welcome.


You mentioned a rescue - so there are bound to be some emotional issues
which you'll have to learn to read.

We had a similar issue with a salt+pepper schauzer (we call them
"scruffers") when she was 2-3 years old. We decided quickly we'd
assess how she'd been feeling, clean up the mess, then ignore it. She
was trying to get attention. Another time, she'd sit in front of me in
the lay-zee boy whilst reading the newspapers and stare through them
(mind you, I read six/day) until I made eye contact, then squat down
and make just enough of a mess in the carpet I could see it and would
have to clean it up. (it wasn't horribly big - maybe a dime in size).

We basically ignored her as we had a vet appointment in the next 7-10
days and asked them to check her out, then told her what we'd been
dealing with -- it's like buying a new car -- don't tell them you have
a trade-in -- you're corrupting the analysis.

Anyway, she pretty much agreed with us -- we just saw her as a child
trying to get attention in whatever way she chose. After ignoring her
for another 3-4 days, she gave up and quit doing either activity.

As far as the bile goes, you (yourself) will bring up the bile if
there's nothing else to bring up. That's the difference betwixt myself
and the missus. I know the need to make dinosaur calls is there and
will make sure I've got something in me, even if it's just 1/2 liter of
water, then seek relief. She'll sit & flip a coin for an hour, hoping
the need will go away, and unprepared, put a lot of stress on her body
with nothing in her stomach.

Then again, she develops petechiae on her face and I get mine on my
chest -- I'd like to think it's because I'm a power heaver. And my
petechiae last a lot longer. I've got some which likely qualify as
permanent.

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Old August 13th 06, 02:06 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.health
shelly
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On 13 Aug 2006 01:02:34 -0700, "phil paxton"
wrote:

You mentioned a rescue - so there are bound to be some emotional issues
which you'll have to learn to read.


You're really doing a disservice to rescued dogs by propagating that old
myth. Besides, the dog in question is 10 years old. The OP doesn't say
how long he's had him, but the likelihood is that this dog is not a new
addition.

We had a similar issue with a salt+pepper schauzer (we call them
"scruffers") when she was 2-3 years old. We decided quickly we'd
assess how she'd been feeling, clean up the mess, then ignore it. She
was trying to get attention. Another time, she'd sit in front of me in
the lay-zee boy whilst reading the newspapers and stare through them
(mind you, I read six/day) until I made eye contact, then squat down
and make just enough of a mess in the carpet I could see it and would
have to clean it up. (it wasn't horribly big - maybe a dime in size).


Vomiting and urinating are not the same thing. What appears to be
happening to the OP's dog is not at all uncommon. It is not caused by
"emotional issues." It's the stomach's physical response to not having
food in it. The dog couldn't control/manipulate it if he wanted to.

We basically ignored her as we had a vet appointment in the next 7-10


You have to be joking? Your dog was showing a classic sign of a UTI--a
very painful condition--and you ignored it for 7-10 days?

days and asked them to check her out, then told her what we'd been
dealing with -- it's like buying a new car -- don't tell them you have
a trade-in -- you're corrupting the analysis.


That's sick.

I know the need to make dinosaur calls is there and
will make sure I've got something in me, even if it's just 1/2 liter of
water, then seek relief.


The OP's dog has not got the reasoning capabilities to put two and two
together, nor, necessarily, the access to water.

Then again, she develops petechiae on her face and I get mine on my
chest -- I'd like to think it's because I'm a power heaver. And my
petechiae last a lot longer. I've got some which likely qualify as
permanent.


Nice contest. Too bad your wife doesn't just heave *on* you.

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