Tummy Troubles

Ever since we got Korra, she has been a spunky ball of energy.  Always crazy, but still sweet as can be.  She has gotten better as she has gotten older, learning commands very well, and able to calm down when we tell her.  One thing that has been a problem though is her throwing up.  At least three times a week, she will throw up in her cage, always before we get up and take her for her morning walk.  We were concerned because she never ate her food very well either, I always said she was anorexic   We'd give her breakfast in the morning, and it would still be in her bowl by afternoon.

This past week, she threw up every day, and sometimes twice.  Getting a little tired of cleaning it up, we decided to consult a vet.  It's also nice we have a neighbor who went to vet tech school, and she recommended we change her food and try giving her more water because perhaps we was dehydrated.  We went and bought a automatic water dispenser for her cage the same day.  The vet also had some great advice.

He suggested she was probably producing a lot of stomach acid at night.  I guess that can be common with her breed?  He said we should try giving her a little something before bed, maybe just a few cheerios.  He also said to try 5 mg of Pepcid AC along with that and see how she does.

And what can I say?  I haven't woken up to doggy heaving in three days!  How fabulous is that?  And she is also eating her food finally.  We feel a little bad we had no idea that was what the problem was (fingers crossed!), but at least she is doing better now.  All the things you learn when you have a puppy for the first time.  Hopefully she won't have to be on the medicine for very long, just long enough for us to get her switched to a better food maybe.  I guess it does make a difference what you feed your pet.