Guest GreyDogsRule Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I was just wondering if anyone has experience with what I have been told to be "empty stomach syndrome." I have had two hounds over the years that get this condition. My little Sasha girl's tummy will start making the loudest gurgling sounds I have ever heard. They are loud enough to wake DW and I from a sound sleep. When breakfast time comes, she won't eat and I am not sure how best to handle it. What I do now is try to get her to eat a treat of some sort because if I can get her to eat something, the sounds will stop and she will soon be ready to eat a normal meal. I feed her every 12 hours to try and minimize the chances of this happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 She may need a snack before bedtime. A handful of biscuits, or (as we do with Jack who gets acid stomach) a little dish of natural yogurt. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer4719 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 That sometimes happens to Xena. She won't eat her breakfast and then she comes and lays in the bed with me and I hear all the rumbling. I can eventually get her to eat something, like a piece of bread or a treat, then she will usually eat her breakfast and the rumbling stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 bedtime snack. Jet has always had this issue. She gets fed breakfast, dinner and then a snack before bed and that normally prevents the rumbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I also think a bedtime snack would be benefical----you could also give her a pepcid before going to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonah305 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Our Sammie does this from time to time. I can hear her stomach from the other side of the house! We've found that the best thing to do is take her outside and let her eat as much grass as she wants. She'll eat lots of it when her stomach is upset. Usually her stomach will settle in a few hours and by dinner time she's ready to eat again. She might vomit the grass out but that's ok because it usually comes out in one little pile and is not too messy to clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeatherDemps Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 This sounds like my italian greyhound, except he will also throw up bile when it gets really bad. I find that making sure I stick to his regular feeding schedule is really important- the nights where he gets dinner later than usual typically results in problems the next day. I also give him Pepcid every morning and that seems to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundlov Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 We cut Gidge's evening meal in half. The other half is her bedtime snack. Quote Mary in Houston Everyone has a photographic memory, but not everyone has film. LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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