Bilious Vomiting Syndrome in Dogs

First, a bit about me: I've had dogs my entire life. My mother used to breed dogs, and we used to foster, rescue, and rehab dogs too. I've had a LOT of experience with dogs and a variety of medical and non-medical problems throughout my life. I once wanted to be a vet (but the price of school wasn't something I could afford). I just wanted to share my experience with my Australian Shepherd, Luna. I got Luna at 9 weeks old. I also acquired her sister, Willow, at the same time. When Luna was very small, she vomited for no reason. There was so much that it genuinely scared me. She kept vomiting, 4, 5, 6 times in a batch. We took her to the vet. She had nothing wrong with her. We were sent home with Famotidine. After that, she continued to vomit - on and off. We were able to trace it to her refusing to eat late at night and or early in the morning, so we began to try to offer her anything we could to get her to eat. Ritz, saltines, and bread ended up being the go to options. On days she was really bad, we would give her the famotidine from that first visit and Gatorade to keep her from getting dehydrated (or low in electrolytes). At this point, I assumed (and told my husband as much) that I thought she had "some kind of reflux issue." I didn't know the exact name of it, but I knew it was a thing dogs could get. Fast forward awhile: Luna is now a year old, and we still have the vomiting issue. This past week, she was particularly bad and not vomiting only on an empty stomach. So we took her to the vet again. Her new bout of vomiting was diagnosed as her deciding that rock consumption might help (it will pass on its' own) and I got an official confirmation on what I'd suspected for many months now: Luna has Bilious Vomiting Syndrome. Her award? A shot to stop the current bout due to the rock, and Omeprazole to manage the Syndrome. Luna's case is severe enough that she will likely never manage to go off the medicine permanently. This is partly due to the fact that, unlike her sister who will eat anything and everything, Luna is significantly more finicky. She will only eat as much as she requires and only when she requires it. Unfortunately, her choices don't take into account that her fussiness is the cause of her vomiting. Luna will even refuse treats and most human food when she has decided she is full. She may, however, be able to graduate to seasonal treatment only in the future. Luna and Willow both go to agility and, exempting winter, this runs year round. Agility increases her energy burn, so she willingly eats more to make up for the difference. This is part of the reason that the issue went undiagnosed for so long. It took us getting to-and-through winter for it to kick into overdrive and cause an almost-every-day-problem. After agility, Luna also gets a JR frosty from Wendy's, so this may have also help to disguise the problem.

My dog has never been a normal dog. Even when she was a puppy she has never enjoyed food. We think she came from a puppy mill, but we aren’t 100% sure. She has always had trouble eating and would go a few days without eating at all. When she was 1 years old, we got another dog because we thought it might help to have a friend for her. When she was about 2 years old, my husband got deployed for a year. I moved her across the country to live with my parents. I was also pregnant at the time. Her eating habits got even worse... her anxiety was awful too. She would go 3 days without eating and would puke bile. I have seen many different vets and had blood work done for her. They offered no advice. I was determined to get her to gain some weight. I stopped working after I had my baby and I had more time to try to Get her to eat. I sat with her two times a day for over an hour to get her to eat. She finally would eat, but it took a really long time. I did this for 8 months and now she is 15 pounds heavier.... I was getting very tired of sitting with her for two hours a day.. so I started to cook her own meals. She loved them but then got tired of them and she won’t eat what I cook her anymore. She’s been on Prozac for 3 months now and it doesn’t seem to be working. My husband returned home from deployment and she won’t eat hardly at all now. Sometimes I can get her to eat wet cat food.. but that’s about it. I’m at my wits end. She won’t even eat peanut butter ... or treats most of the time. She sits around all depressed. She’s mostly sad and depressed if I ask her to eat. She loves to go on walks and to the dog park. She’s kind of an anxious dog. She’s always been that way. She’s never been good driven EVER. I think it’s time to rehome her. But we love her!!

My 11 month old Jindo is the most energetic, happy pup in the world. Yet for some reason she throws up bile 1-2 times a week. I'm thinking it may be due to her diet? She eats salmon based kibble and I feed her around 0700 and again at 1700. Should I make any changes to this? She has good poops, and like I said is very active and does not seem bothered by this at all. Thank you!

I have an 18 month old Staffy who had a very bad case of diarrhoea a couple of months ago which resolved itself. It started with her throwing up bile during the night. She has now started throwing up bile again and her bowels are loose but no diarrhoea. She is off her food in the morning but then picks up as the day goes on and is then starving. I give her three small meals each day and some dry biscuits before putting her down. Could this be the same illness or could she have some parasite or virus?

My dog is a mix breed of several dog breeds. She has been vomiting every night and the color is yellow, he doesn't want to eat even if i tried to feed her she only drinks water and doesnt take any other food or liquid just plain water. She was energetic before right she is not. One night i tried to touch her belly and she started to whine like she was saying that her tummy is aching.