Help! Vomiting question...
Mayson, our 13 month old boy, has been vomiting on and off since mid-December. Here's the details of the past month, sorry for the long story:
He was in boarding while we were on vacation in his normal boarding place where he (and Murphy, our 5 year old) go to doggy day care on a regular basis. 4-5 days after we got back, he vomited bile at about 4:30a. We usually feed 2 meals a day, 5:30a and 5:00p. After he vomited bile, he ate like normal and played like normal and drank water. He vomited (bile) again at 3:30p. I'm thinking he has empty stomach syndrome, but we take him to the vet anyway and brought in a fecal sample. Fecal checked out fine, vet couldn't find anything wrong other than he had a slight temperature so the vet gave him an antibiotic to take just in case it had something to do with just being boarded. Things improved but there was still the occasional vomiting at 4:30a, always bile. So, we added a little yogurt and kibble snack at 9:00p. That seemed to help. All thru this, he is always high energy, his usual self. Still eating, poops are a nice consistency. If he goes outside, he's supervised. Yeah, his nose lives on the ground so I'm sure he might occasionally eat crap off the ground that we miss, but we really do supervise him the best we can.
Well, last night, at 3:45a, he vomited again. This time it had a reddish tint to it which of course has me concerned. No chunks, no granular pieces, just bile, but red.
Obviously I will be contacting my vet, but just want advice on what to ask for. Blood panel? Xray? The vet at one point wanted to give him an anti-nausea medication but I said no because I'm not crazy about pumping alot of medications into my dog. Should I reconsider? Thoughts?
Thank you in advance...