Yes, a foreign body is another possibility. My friend had a lovely young Dalmatian that she had begun showing. One of the things used to get her perky in the ring was a fur covered thing that looked like a rat/mouse/whatever. The dog didn't get to play with it, but stole it and chewed it up. What makes the head look pointy is a clear cone-shaped piece of plastic. It remained in her stomach and moved around. When it would get stuck in the opening to the duodenum, she would eat but then vomit because the food couldn't pass through. When the cone moved, she would eat and some food would pass through, the cone would get stuck again and she would vomit the rest of the food. (This is why Chris' post is important.) The stomach and the intestines were x-rayed and the plastic never showed up. They waited too long to do exploratory surgery and lost her on the table. Earlier surgery or an endoscopic view might have saved her. Dogs eat freaky things, as any Weim owner knows. Liz
Re: weim vomiting question Posted by: "Billie Thompson" billie@... degen45102
Tue Jan 6, 2009 11:06 am (PST)
Cam,
A friend of mine had a sheltie with intermittent vomiting. She
eventually found that he had swallowed a plastic bottle cap that didn't
pass out of the stomach..... pass out of the stomach.....<wbr>.very ha
vet. Just another possibility.
Billie
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To all:  I just got an e-mail from a man who is looking for some guidance on what to do with his 3 year old weim. He said that he has a 3 year old female,...
It could be worms, although I think the vet would catch that? I knew someone whose Weim started to vomit frequently and that was the case. When I think of...
Maui has had a bad belly since she was very young. I add yogurt to her kibble daily and I give her slippery elm (can get it at the health food store). Maui's...
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Cam, A friend of mine had a sheltie with intermittent vomiting. She eventually found that he had swallowed a plastic bottle cap that didn't pass out of the...
Billie, This has happened to us too and I should have mentioned it. Sometimes one of my dogs will ingest something foreign (a piece of bone or plastic) that ...
Judy, Oh my yes, have had that too. What surprises we find, huh? lol What was a little unusual with the Sheltie was that it didn't come up with the vomiting,...
I think the dog needs an endoscope procedure to find the culprit if they cannot detect anything on Xrays. That is what I would do if it was my dog.  My...
They've changed her food and although she's better she still does vomit once in awhile. i would have gone to a vet school 8 months ago. Jan, Tallahassee, Fl /\...
Cam I am very sorry! Check with the man and see if he really means vomiting as in partially or mostly digested food how digested it is gives clues as to the...
In my opinion, dogs in this situation should be treated as food allergy. Unfortunately, vets have poor training in nutrition. They tend to believe what the...
Have the dog checked for an ulcer. And easy test for that is to put the dog on Zantac twice a day - under vets supervision - and see if there is any...
Yes, a foreign body is another possibility. My friend had a lovely young Dalmatian that she had begun showing. One of the things used to get her perky in the...
Just re-read the post. Eight months is very doubtful for a foreign body in the stomach. Food allergies are more likely. Liz ... ************** New year...new...
Have they gone down the upper GI with an endoscope? Does the dog drink a large amount of water after eating? Jake was vomiting after every meal because he'd...
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