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Explorer

Apr 18, 2015

Vomiting bile in the morning

Dr. Doug, Andy vomits yellow bile in the morning. Not every day, but it seems to be happening once a week. I've tried adjusting his feeding times and giving him a small meal before bedtime and it seems to be helping, but this morning he vomited again. Small amounts of yellow bile, no food. Before bedtime, I give him a small amount of kibble with a little canned dog food and I moisten the kibble. He does have liver issues and is on ID and Denamarin. I read on the Internet that he possible could take a Pepcid AC before bedtime to help with this. The only drug I give him is Centrine after he vomits - that settles his tummy and stops the vomiting. With his liver issues, I'm hesitant to add any more drugs. Please let me know what you think about this matter. I am really disappointed I can't seem to stabilize him with this. This also happened last year at the same time, but I was able to stop this with a change of diet. It is discouraging, and scary for me as I think I'm going to lose him sooner rather than later.

Rita

13 Replies

dturm
Moderator
Apr 18, 2015
I know Andy has regular visits with his vet :B. If this is an ongoing thing, discuss the use of Pepcid. I really like using this drug in this situation as it has few side effects and is pretty effective. I suspect it's his liver causing the mild upset, but if he hasn't had blood work real recently or since the vomiting started, it might be a good idea to repeat and see if the liver is worse.

Doug
dspencer
Explorer
Apr 18, 2015
I would definitely take him to the vet just to be sure. However we have a female Boston that vomited Bile almost every morning. We took her to our vet and he prescribed the Pepcid AC once a day and that took care of it. Once in a while she will have a relapse but it's very rare now. I hope it all works out for you.

Doug
donn0128
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2015
Take them to the doctor! Could be as simple as touchy stomach to as serious as cancer.