Throw Up for Attention?

[SunDance]

Mine get three meals a day since neither can go 12 hours without bile barfing....also a cookie at bedtime.

[beth101509]

We haven't changed his feeding schedule since we got him. He still eats at the same times every day: 6:30am and 4pm. He's never had this issue before last night. Odd. He even had a Kong with peanut butter and some kibble in it while we were eating dinner. He always gets a treat while we eat dinner. Who knows? Maybe just one of those random things since he woke up earlier than normal?

[barry581]

I'm trying to remember how old Oliver is. I fed mine three times a day until they were 4-5 months old. Sophie had empty stomach vomiting issues when she was a pup. Bruce had an issue with it the other night, we got home about 2 hours past his normal feeding time, and he was just empty. I feed 8-8:30am and 8:30pm so they have about the same amount of time between feedings.

[Maxx&Emma]

Maxx started throwing up bile between 4 and 6 AM around 4 months old. Giving him a snack of yogurt or cottage cheese with some fruit and dehydrated chicken stopped this immediately. He was still eating 3 times a day when it began, he just can not go 12 +/- hours without food.

[Sue]

We haven't changed his feeding schedule since we got him. He still eats at the same times every day: 6:30am and 4pm.

That's 14 1/2 hours between his supper and his breakfast. Feed him later. Or give him a little to eat before bedtime. It's empty stomach syndrome.

And no, dogs are not humans, they don't throw up for attention. Please don't assign human traits to your dog. Not that humans throw up for attention.

But remember, dogs don't do things out of spite. They're not like that. If people were more like dogs the world would be a better place, for sure.

Anyway, give him a snack, or a part of meal later in the evening and I can guarantee the bile vomiting will stop.

[beth101509]

I'm trying to remember how old Oliver is. I fed mine three times a day until they were 4-5 months old. Sophie had empty stomach vomiting issues when she was a pup. Bruce had an issue with it the other night, we got home about 2 hours past his normal feeding time, and he was just empty. I feed 8-8:30am and 8:30pm so they have about the same amount of time between feedings.

21 weeks old.

[kimbersmom]

With Kimber, it definitely came on when she was around Oliver's age. Why it didn't happen before, I don't know. But at the ripe old age of 9, she still gets a bedtime snack.

[barry581]

21 weeks old.

I'd probably move his evening feed to about 6-6:30, and maybe add a 1/4 cup extra food in the evening.

[Charlotte K.]

He also could have been gagging on a baby tooth or on the blood when it came loose. It is more likely to happen with a dry throat and empty tummy.

[SunDance]

We haven't changed his feeding schedule since we got him. He still eats at the same times every day: 6:30am and 4pm. He's never had this issue before last night. Odd. He even had a Kong with peanut butter and some kibble in it while we were eating dinner. He always gets a treat while we eat dinner. Who knows? Maybe just one of those random things since he woke up earlier than normal?

I've found that this develops over time...it's not something that a new puppy does.

I wouldn't use peanut butter as the extra food...it's too rich.