Gastrits Among Dogs

I got an e mail from a lady that I "kind" of know. Her dog throws up once in a while, and it is yellow.

Gastritis is common among our “pet” animals. Since we human beings and animals have much the same intestines and emotional feelings we tend to get the same problems/sicknesses. The number one sold medicine in the word is Losec (for heartburn), especially among competition animals, which often have some amount of stress inside; negative or positive stress. We treat the animals the same as people, with antibiotics, etc, etc. Ok, since I have not met her dog with her together it is hard for me to give them the correct advice, but I can tell a little about some experiences with animals’ health, and training.

This will also be short since I "normally" give the advice to the owner in person, also the client and I talk for 1 ½ hour at every appointment.

Yellow vomit: since the acid is burning in the stomach, the stomach needs easy food to digest, no milk products or not even yogurt (yes some dog owners are giving their animals that, cold and nice they say/think). It is very important that you put the dog food to get moist. You can talk to your veterinarian about what to give for heartburn (if he knows, some veterinarians have no knowledge at all since it is wide area of education.) You can also use some oil to spread/pour on the wet food. Or give your dog breakfast gruel, which will be soft as cotton in her stomach. (Some people need to start their morning with something smooth or they will have heartburn the whole day.)

Vomiting and diarrhea: is usually a bacteria, just like we can have. When it is a bacterium the body is defending itself by emptying the whole system out (like with us) it is very important that the dog have two bowls of water, but in one bowl put some ice cubes. Sometimes they prefer inside temperature water, but some want ice-cold. Since they cannot talk (eh?!), we have to give them different options, so that they can chose for themselves. After one or two days, start very easy to give her boiled rice and boiled chicken in tiny portions but often (many times) during the day. Since the animal’s stomach is empty, you should not shock it by giving a lot. When we have the stomach flu, we start with chicken soup when feeling better. If she has the problem more than two days, you should call a veterinarian as they can dehydrate quick. --Remember my dogs had these symptoms and were lightly poisoned--

Some veterinarians would keep the dog and “starve”them, but they can also give a dog intravenous drip (IV) if necessary. If the dog drinks and is moving its tail, stay and pet their head, but do not pity. You are a loving person, but never forget, they are thinking as a member of a wolf pack. Your strength and calm energy goes over to your animal.

Animals do not have a logical sense--some say-- (not many adults I know can think logically either), they have “surviving sense”.

I'm not a veterinarian, so I strongly advocate staying in contact with veterinarians for advice.

One veterinarian here seems to default to the opinion that any ailment is likely caused by worms. But in this case the owner is a very stressful person, and we know that our personality many times 'colors' our children and animals. Look at the situation combined with veterinarian expertise/advise to find the most likely cause for the situation.

Good health is happy Amore!