Help Needed! Vomiting, not eating, vet checks out fine

[JackMurdoc]

my poor baby keeps having up and down cycles. he'll go from happy healthy to sick and sad. He's almost two been eating half primal and have blue wilderness. Lately he's been throwing up food 5 to 8 hours after eating followed by not eating for a few days and being depressed. we go to the vet ran blood tests and all his levels are great! he doesn't appear to be blocked by anything (and toys are all ok) but he is still pooping if food intake is still happening ...he miraculously gets better and starts eating is energetic and then when i think we're out of the clear back to the vomiting and not eating! as far as i know he doesn't have any allergies yet but he's also been on non grain foods as well as i've been trying to select foods that are good on sensitive stomach and allergen safe.

does anyone else have anything like this? any suggestions? our next stop is going to be to see a specialist but i want to try and exhaust all other options first if possible!

 

[cali~jenn]

hmmm.... I dont know about this one. How long has this been a problem? They have very sensitive stomachs maybe food related?

 

[JeannieCO]

How long has this been going on where he’s eating and then throwing up his food? Did you vet do an x-ray because if he’s blocked blood work will not show that. And sometimes an x-ray won’t either. Has he always been on the same food during these happy healthy to sick and sad times? It’s his not eating that worries me. We recently (last month) and a bully that went just over a week with not eating off and on and went from happy to sad and got very mellow. He’s owner took him in for a couple of x-rays and an even a full abdominal x-ray done. No blockage was found. He ended up taking him to his regular vet (the other’s were ER vets) and his regular vet wanted to do an exploratory surgery. Turned out he had an intestine blockage and his stomach blockage. They found a combination of string, rope, rubber and plastic! Don’t’ want to scare you but I wouldn’t rule out a blockage just yet.

I'm going to tag a few people for you. Hope you're babe's ok.
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[bullmama]

Yes get a new X-ray done and INSIST that they use barium!!! He may have a partial blockage thus the on and off thing. the story above, Samson still had fine poop but after a week of no eating he was on deaths door. Very scary indeed.


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[Davidh]

Hmmmmm, that's a hard one. I think I would let a good bully vet look at him and maybe x-ray him to make sure there is not something stuck somewhere. It could be food related by the off and on does not really go with a food allergy. I think I would get a second opinion from a good bully vet.

 

[2BullyMama]

I agree with all the others... get a second opinion and xray with barium. Here is a list of bully vets -- see if any are near you

http://www.englishbulldognews.com/f...ews-Recommended-English-Bulldog-Veterinarians

 

[Vikinggirl]

Could he possibly have eaten something like a sock, or other material, that you don't know about? My male Bulldozer ate his gauze and bandage at the vets, and he was pooping and eating normal, he passed that a week later, but he was throwing up, one day, and I was going to take him to the vet, but in the morning he threw up in his crate, and my husbands sweat sock came out. We didn't know where or when he had swallowed it. They are so sneaky. Materials won't show up on an X-ray, but a barium X-ray, or a scope would show any obstruction that you can't see on an X-ray . Good luck I hope you find out what's wrong soon, and hope he feels better

 

[Baconator]

I agree I just went through a similar situation, if he has a soft tissue blockage it won't show up on a regular xray get a barium xray. If he has a soft tissue blockage it could be moving and letting things pass IE good mood and eating, then blocking again poor mood and not eating and vomiting.

 

[loveabully]

I hope you figure it out soon hope he feels better soon good luck

 

[Alice Kable]

Get the barium xrays.

And do this right away. I went through this with both Mack and Ruggles, both had blockages.
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[izstigspunks]

No experience but I'd get the barium xray since everyone's recommending!

 

[JackMurdoc]

thanks everyone! i appreciate the help and will let you know what we find out!

 

[Baconator]

[MENTION=3170]JackMurdoc[/MENTION] any update on your little guy?

 

[JackMurdoc]

He's currently on the up and up side of this cycle! he's had his energy back the last few days, running around like a lab, being his silly happy self! he's back to eating all his food again (which i have added some pureed butternut squash to aid digestion...i read it has just as much fiber as pumpkin but less sugar). he's currently not throwing up. i'm hoping this last and doesnt go back to the ugly cycle again. i've also gotten him signed up for pet insurance along side his regular vet plan. will let you all know if things worsen and more tests/xrays are run...thanks for the tip of barium!

 

[Baconator]

Awesome glad to hear it please let us know if he regresses again