Guest SoulsMom Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Archie, my 12.5 year old JRT/Whippet mix, has woken me up twice in the past week throwing up in the early morning hours. Mostly just slimey stomach acid. Archie is my healthy one, with a cast iron stomach. With the exception of a few bouts of stress colitis a few years ago, he's never really had any ailments at all (he did have bladder surgery to remove some polyps and bladder stones when he was 8). This boy has ten times the energy of Soul and still acts like he's four. Yet given his age, the vomiting is starting to concern me. . . . . is this just a 'getting older' symptom, or should I be concerned about something else? Like I said, Arch is my healthy one and never acts sick at all . . . . other than the morning puking everything else appears normal. Edited May 16, 2009 by SoulsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Am assuming this is not a hairball sounding yackup? When was his last bloodwork? If it's been a while I would get some done. How is his appetite? He is not very senior for a cat so I would not fret too much. Would get it checked out though if its been a while since his last checkup. Best wishes from a home with 3 hounds & 2 cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Have you ever tried pepcid or bread or a snack at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I don't know, Amber! But I'm sorry to hear that Archie threw up again. Sending hugs! I'm hoping it's nothing. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Yes, he and Soul both get a bedtime snack. He's due for his annual checkup this month. I guess given his age I'm worrying a bit and wondering if anyone else with older dogs has experienced something like this. The first puke I didn't worry too much at all, but now that he's done it again in less than a week I'm starting to wonder . . . . He is not very senior for a cat so I would not fret too much. Archie's not a cat, but he sure acts like one sometimes Edited May 10, 2009 by SoulsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Kramer puked a minimum of 3 times a week for 12 years... It was always acidy stuff. I'd highly recommend the Pepcid before you worry too much! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CDNgreys Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 my vet told me that my old fella had a hernia causing the vomiting, another vet told me it was megaesophagus causing the vomiting. Good luck with your "old man". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Hugs for you and Archie! Does he get a before bed time snack? That might help, as well as the suggestion of pepcid. Booker used to get the bile pukies before we started giving him a bed time snack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Vet check wouldn't hurt. If nothing turns up, might try a food change and see if that helps. Sometimes their metabolism/digestion changes as they get older and a different formulation works better for them. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 could he be eating lots of "new growth" (grass, etc) outside? Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FrostyBottoms Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Poor Archie! Frosty ate some grass and vomited it up in the yard yesterday too. When it happens, I give TUMS and they seem fine. Good luck to Archie! Poor little guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvAPuppy Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Labs are definitely in order when he goes for his check later this month. Kidney failure symptoms can include vomiting and at his age, it's not unreasonable to expect he may be starting with some renal insufficiency. Or like others said, changes in metabolism, grass/salad snacking. Could be anything. It's not horribly frequent vomiting right now. Is his weight still good? Quote Angie, Pewter, and Storm-puppy Forever missing Misty-Mousie (9/9/99 - 10/5/15)Fort Wayne, Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Archie's not a cat, but he sure acts like one sometimes LOL! Oh, good heaven's. You clearly said that in the first sentence. Can picture you taking your "cat" to the vet. "Man, that's one funny lookin' cat, M'am." So sorry. Perhaps I need to go to the doctor more than poor Archie! So guessing this ain't a hairball. Sheesh. Still, if he is due for an annual soon you may want to push the visit up to some time soon & get a senior wellness done with bloodwork. Hope this is just a minor glitch. PS If you want a cat, BF has one I'd love to send you. She'll answer to anything, even Archie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 We are sorry he feels badly! I might try, like the other said, a Pepcid AC before bed, and maybe some plain yogert and a little pumpkin to settle his stomach, then go from there. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Archie's not a cat, but he sure acts like one sometimes LOL! Oh, good heaven's. You clearly said that in the first sentence. Can picture you taking your "cat" to the vet. "Man, that's one funny lookin' cat, M'am." So sorry. Perhaps I need to go to the doctor more than poor Archie! So guessing this ain't a hairball. Sheesh. Still, if he is due for an annual soon you may want to push the visit up to some time soon & get a senior wellness done with bloodwork. Hope this is just a minor glitch. PS If you want a cat, BF has one I'd love to send you. She'll answer to anything, even Archie. No thanks, I have enough misfits in this house as it is . . . . Thanks everyone, he usually does have his bloodwork run at his annual. Last year he was pronounced in perfect health. Oh, and the grass eating~nope he hasn't done it. Archie is my wanna be poop eater so he wears a muzzle when he's in the yard. Is his weight still good? Actually, I have noticed that he's looking a bit trimer but I chalked that up to the weather being nicer and the dogs are more active in the yard Edited May 10, 2009 by SoulsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante2zoe Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My 12 YO whippet would hork in the morning, too. My vet suggested withholding a little dinner and feeding it to him at bedtime so there is something in his stomach during the night to keep the acid at bay or something. Instead, I feed dinner later (for us) and they get a couple of small biscuits after their last turn out. Morning bile gifts are now much rarer. Good luck! Quote Cindy with Miss Fancypants, Paris Bueller, Zeke, and Angus Dante (Dg's Boyd), Zoe (In a While), Brady (Devilish Effect), Goose (BG Shotgun), Maverick (BG ShoMe), Maggie (All Trades Jax), Sherman (LNB Herman Bad) and Indy (BYB whippet) forever in my heart The flame that burns the brightest, burns the fastest and leaves the biggest shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Judynyc Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Vet check wouldn't hurt. If nothing turns up, might try a food change and see if that helps. Sometimes their metabolism/digestion changes as they get older and a different formulation works better for them. , Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking. If you feed him a grain food, it may be time to switch to a no grain food...or switch the kind of protein he's been eating...but either way, a food switch is one thought. In the mean time, I'd definitely give him a Pepcid at bedtime until you get it sorted out. That extra acid burns their tummy and that is why they have to get rid of it. poor babies!! I had 2 dogs that did this chronically and it turned out it was the food I was feeding back then....ugh...Nutro!! Never again!! My vet at that time, told me dogs vomit because they can!! He was not correct!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well, he threw up again. And this time it wasn't in the early morning hours, it was in his crate while I was at work. At it was food, not just bile Oh, and he's already on a grain free kibble . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I'd be taking him in for his annual/blood work. Many things can change in a year. Will be praying for the JRT/Whippet "kitty". Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well, he threw up again. And this time it wasn't in the early morning hours, it was in his crate while I was at work. At it was food, not just bile Oh, and he's already on a grain free kibble . . . . OH Man, Amber, I'm sorry! I wish I had some good advice for you. It sounds like a trip to the vet might be in order. Have you tried any pepcid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 my 18 year old dog use to puke yellow stuff the vet said it was bile and to give a piece of bread before bedtime. it seemed to work for her. prayers to u Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Haven't tried the pepcid yet, I was going to wait and see what Dr S said . . . .how much Pepcid or Slippery Elm would a 30lb dog need? Ugh, I don't know when we'll be able to go . . . I only have the weekends, but the GHF open house is this weekend. I don't even know if Dr S is working next weekend since it's Memorial Day weekend. Guess I should take a day off work, this latest puke has me more worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Amber, Is he doing any better this morning? If it were me, I'd get him checked. Man these guys make us worry soooooo much! Keep us posted. Doreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Haven't tried the pepcid yet, I was going to wait and see what Dr S said . . . .how much Pepcid or Slippery Elm would a 30lb dog need? Ugh, I don't know when we'll be able to go . . . I only have the weekends, but the GHF open house is this weekend. I don't even know if Dr S is working next weekend since it's Memorial Day weekend. Guess I should take a day off work, this latest puke has me more worried. I've never used the Slippery Elm for vomiting but I think the dosing would be the same, a 1/4 tsp for every 10lbs of body weight, I think. I've never used Pepcic but I'm sure someone here will know how much to use.... I hope poor Archie feels better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Thanks Deb! Well, we are seeing the vet on Friday . . . maybe his bloodwork will show if there is cause for concern or not Edited May 13, 2009 by SoulsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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