cowanbree Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Last time I had one of my shelties I bred staying with me a couple of mths ago I noticed he had lost a huge amount of weight. I asked them to take him the vet and apparently he got the all clear. He is back staying again and he has lost even more weight. He seems to be eating fine but about 6hrs after I have fed him he is vomiting his food back. I rang his owners and they tell me he does this a lot. It doesn't happen every time, seems to be more the breakfast he is vomiting but it is concerning me. Anyone struck this before? I am considering taking him to my own vet but it is a little awkward as he isn't my dog. at the moment I would say he weighs about 7 1/2kg and he should be 10ish at least so he is very light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Does he guts his food down? Maybe he is eating too quickly Maybe try smaller more frequent meals ... If it was my dog I would be seriously looking at a digestive issue or a food intolerance ... Towards the end our rottie had some digestive issues where he wasn't processing his food properly - we used a product called "Thrive D". It is supposed to "increase the digestibility" of commercial foods. My youngest will vomit if I don't feed him twice a day - but it isn't food he brings up. He processes his food quickly and is actually starving within a couple of hours of eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'd be trying to get a second vet opinion. In the meantime a probiotic added to his food and smaller more frequent meals won't do any harm and may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaJ Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Put some colostrum and fresh pineapple in his food - help to breakdown the proteins and assist in any gut problems he may have. If the food he's on at home is low quality he won't be getting much nutrition out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I would still take him to see my own vet, if only for my peace of mind and to see what they would suggest as being poossible reasons for him being like this. While he is with you, he is under your care, so I see no reason to not have him checked out. If you are worried about the owners, ask them if they would mind you getting a 2nd opinion about him from your own vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 What is he fed and how well digested is the food he brings back up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 Thanks everyone. He is here for a mth so I have decided to feed him up for a couple of weeks and see how he goes. He is fed Nutro twice daily at home which is what I also feed and supplemented with raw meat. The food he is vomiting isn't digested at all. It happens about 6hrs after and the biscuits are still fully formed. He is also prone to an upset tummy and gets diarrhoea at least once a week and can't handle any food changes at all. Not really normal. My vet is back from holiday on the 10th so I will most likely pop him in then for a check up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Happened to my last wheaten. He vomited up his meals and had unexplained weight loss. This is a symptom of kidney disease so I'd be asking if there was any blood and urine tests done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garloch Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Put some colostrum and fresh pineapple in his food - help to breakdown the proteins and assist in any gut problems he may have. If the food he's on at home is low quality he won't be getting much nutrition out of it. Hi AmandaJ - Colostrum I understand, but what effect does the fresh pineapple have please? Does this in turn acidify the urine output? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziah Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Have you tried soaking thr dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoofnHoof Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 How old is he? My sibe was very similar a bit underweight and digestive issues and vomiting he had a liver shunt. It can occur in shelties from memory, other symptoms include listlessness (my dog only had 'off days' where he looked a bit down but then he'd bounce back) and neurological symptoms such as pacing and head pressing although my dog only displayed these symptoms at around 6 or 7 months of age after having some higher protein food. Vet should be able to do a blood test for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 blockage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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