Bilious Vomiting Syndrome in Dogs

Our dog was diagnosed with kidney disease and hypothyroidism a month ago. She has had seizures all her life. She takes meds for all three conditions and was put on k/d science diet can and kibble food. A week after changing her diet she started vomiting large amounts of bile & water every morning (and occasionally other times of the day) and now takes meds for that too. They don’t help because she is now no longer eating anything and I think it is like the situation the article mentioned about dogs beginning to have aversions to food because they know it’ll make them sick. We’ve tried smaller meals 3-4 times per day w/ the last meal at 10 pm and the first at 6 am. We’ve tried rice & chicken and used other foods to try and entice her. We’ve made another appointment with her vet but they seem stumped. Can you recommend other ideas or food options to help encourage her to eat. Also, she is drinking lots of water but she throws a lot up in the am and we’ve noticed blood about 3 times per week. Thanks for your time.

My dog is a 6 year old Papillon/Pomeranian mix. For the past 8 mo she has been vomiting yellow bile/foam. It can happen mid-day when we are at work, but definitely always between 12:30 am and 3:30 am.

She will wake us up to go outside and start to eat grass to induce vomiting. If we don't get downstairs in time, she will vomit (without eating grass) in front of our door. We have had her on a grain-free diet for the last 4 years that she has been our dog and we have either fed her homemade dog food that I prepare (recipe received from vet) or Northwest Naturals raw food. It doesn't matter what she eats, she vomits.

We feed her before bed and mid-day our dog walker feeds her. Its just odd that most of her vomiting happens in the middle of the night and not mid-day when we are at work.

We have tested for parasites a few times, always negative.

Vet has prescribed Cisapride 2.5 mg 2x/day and it DID reduce the vomiting. At one point she stopped altogether and we were able to get her off the drugs. That peace lasted about a month and we started up again and haven't seen a reduction in frequency since taking the Cisapride again.

Vet prescribed Metroclopramide 1.25 mg 2x/day. It did not work as good as the Cisapride.

I'm at a loss. My vet is very good, but doesn't seem to have any other tools in his toolbox. My husband and I are dealing with a lot of lost sleep (once you're up cleaning up vomit for 15 minutes, its hard to get back to sleep) and my dog is miserable when this happens.

Help please!

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.

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 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!

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!!

I have had my rescued pup since he was 3 months old. He was diagnosed with Parvo and received treatment from it. Since then the only issue I seem to have is that my dog has had issues in the past with throwing up bile on an empty stomach. After some time without eating, he is typically back on his feet eating. Yesterday he started to throw up bile to no end. He is still throwing up nothing but bile with the episodes happening between 1 hour to 3 hours. He is an otherwise healthy dog who is up to date with all his shots and preventative vaccines. He just had a visit to the vet due to allergies and was prescribed aboquel but that was it. Even while being sick he is eager eat ice and sip some water and is fully alert. No signs of lethargy. I am aware that he will need a visit, but I was just in there and he was considered very healthy. Is there anything that can help with this bilious vomiting.

Hi! Our dog,Wilbur, was a rescue from a horder. After 2 years of vbs, I am at my wits end! We have seen four vets, and a behavior therapist! He is a very picky eater, and we have tries everything from prilosec, to pepcid, to prosac, multiple probiotics, ect. to help him. And if he does not eat every 5-6 hours, he throws up. I can't board him because of his severe seperation anxiety, because he won't eat while away from me. We need to perhaps get him on a strict diet, he is not over or under weight, but we need to do something! His overall health is excellent, he even has his OWN therapy dog!! Which has helped somewhat. He has had numerous tests, bloodwork, stool samples, x-rays, ect. which have all came back negative. Any advice?

My Corgi is a 5 yr old female and 22 pounds. She had an episode of pancreatitis about 1 year ago and needed to stay at the vets over night. She has recovered from that and is now being fed hills science diet light. She has recently started vomiting yellow bile early in the morning. I've read about BVS and decided to try for feeding her more frequent smaller meals. She has no other symptoms and seems to improve when feeding more frequent smaller meals. Except this morning since it is the weekend I woke up later then usual and she vomited and I can fed her which made her stop vomiting. Once in a while I also give her a half of a pepcid. Should I do anything differently and do you believe it is BVS?

My greyhound has been anorexic for over a month. We have tried flatly, steroids, Remeron and now Entyce. He is now refusing all food - canned, chicken, ground beef, tuna, freshpet,and dog biscuits. His lab work x2 has all come back normal and has negative xrays. He is now vomiting bile but no diarrhea. He has lost 20 lbs. He is ten pounds under race weight. HELP

I have a rough collie who is 5 years old. It's been almost a year since he started vomiting early in the mornings. We have tried to split his meals and it will look like this: first meal around 7 am, snack at nook, snack around 5, last meal around 7. Some days he'll be fine but recently he started vomiting again. He's had many blood test and they all look fine. He doesn't have diarrhea and it is, in general, a pretty healthy good with good levels of energy.
He's not taking any medication so I'd appreciate any suggestions for him. He eats Nutranuggets light and sometimes we'll add cooked chicken breast. Once in while he'll eat fruits like watermelon, apples, and melon. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

Hi,my 3 yr old rough collie has BVS since a puppy - at first she also often had diarrea which was solved switching to Hil's i/d.But the early morning sickness has not been resolved even with giving her smaller meals more often together with antiacid medication.Otherwise she is perfectly fine healthwise. I read of someone using Fortiflora did the trick but not having problems with diarrea could it be of help or just a waste of time or worst of all cause problems with her poops. Thanks in advance for any advice

My dog has had problems with vomiting for months. Every time she throws up it’s always in the middle of the night or very early in the morning when it starts. Usually it’s only once or twice, but she has had 3 different days where she has thrown up most of the day and vomited 5-11 times that day. One those days she doesn’t eat and it’s difficult to get her to drink but otherwise acts normal. She never acts sick and still seems happy and wants to play even on her bad days. She always vomits fluid which is usually yellow in color and doesn’t have diarrhea. Every test the vet has done has come back perfect. We’ve tried antacids and science diet sensitive stomach food but she’s still vomits. She can go a week or two without vomiting but then it will start again. She may only vomit one day or it could be for days in a row. I’m very careful with what she eats. I feel like our vet is having difficulty figuring this out and I’m desperately looking for answers. Could it be BVS?

Two weeks ago I took a Yorkie to the vet because he was throwing up in the early morning, just bile! They took lab, he had no fever, running, no diarrhea, no bloat,all lab work normal, except the pancreas test it shown some abnormality. So put him on ID Hills diet with boiled chicken. A shot of antibiotics and came home. He started feeling better, then three days ago he started vomiting just in the early morning bile. Is this now BVS? I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow to find out if I should admit him for IV fluids and antibiotics or give me an RX for an H2 blocker of some sort. Thank you

We picked up my dog after staying with family for a week. He was limping and we were told that two days ago he was pushed over by the other dog while going up the stairs. He was limping but otherwise seemed okay. He then threw up a few hours later, would not eat his dinner and staring shaking a bit. We brought him home and he still didn't eat, won't drink and he starting vomiting clear liquid, then white foam and now it is foam with an orange foul-smelling tinge. He can't seem to sleep and is very restless as well.

On Tuesday 18th July, 2017 my pet dog was not eating any food that was given to him. He have been consistently vomiting , like a foam and has diarrhea. Today this is still happening. What should I do?