Regurgitation in Dogs

My 2 year old Pit bull just regurgitated twice in the last hour. Food was undigested and her meal was about 6 hours ago. I found no foreign objects in her regurgiation. She has been eating grass habitually since we got her 1 month ago, but this is the first occurace. She has been acting normally, usually pretty playful and energetic to go on her walks, enthusiastic eater and normal amount of energy. Should I take her to the vet immediately or can I afford to wait and see if she regurgitate/vomits again? We feed her a blend of Kirkland beef and sweet potato kibble with some boiled carrots.

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I have a seven month old Wire Fox Terrier very energetic, playful and intelligent. Recently during the night it vomit and eat it quickly and if nothing happened. I know that it is all the time chewing something from garden pots and I think we are feeding it quite often. Can you please give me you opinion.

I have an 1 1/2 yo female Shortybull who in July experienced a choking episode. Fortunately I was home and was able to assist. Holding her upside down, slapping her chest, and swiping my fingers in her throat allowed the food to be dislodged. All was fine but shortly after that she started regurgitating whole meals, followed by reconsumption. Shes been to the vet, was given barium so the Vet could follow the liquid as she digested it. No visible obstructions were visible and the esophagus looked normal. All liquid passed through her as predicted according to the intervals (30,60,90, 120 min)at which the Vet took xrays. She was prescribed Cerenia, Sucralafate, Metronidazole, Metroclomide and Hills Z/D dog food. I grind the food in a coffee grinder until powdered and mix with warm water to make a thin slurry. The regurg after eating is still occuring. It has been 5 months. Suggestions on what steps to take next are appreciated.

Rosie is a 9 year old Labrador Retriever. She's always had a delicate stomach,vomiting or regurgitating things retrievers get a hold of but shouldn't. We are VERY careful with what she eats because of her history feeding only high grade grain free dog food, safe marrow chew bones stuffed with canned dog food,and sometimes bully sticks. Lately, she's been regurgitating more regularly after sleeping, sometimes 3 times weekly. It happens mostly in early morning upon waking, sometimes with yellowish bile, sometimes just undigested food. We started feeding her 3x day. Not sure if this has made a difference yet. What do you think?

My 9 month old American bulldog has started regurgitating his food after drinking water. It started about a month ago occasionally. But the last 3 days hes done it once a day. He was feed 4 times aday until recently when he went down to 3 meals. He has always eaten his food very fast since we had him, at 3 weeks old due to his mum not looking after the litter and her milk drying up... he was loosing weight so we hand fed him til he was weaned at 4 weeks. He has always gained weight well after his bad start has had his puppy checks, and otherwise seems lively and in good health. We bought him a puzzle feeder to slow his eating down, as he eats like a pig! Today we stopped him having water directly after eating, for about an hour, he does like to drink a lot after eating, to see if it helped, but as soon as we let him drink, up came his food.This only happens after drinking, otherwise his food stays down. Any advice please we can try before a vets trip. Thank you

My 5 month Frenchie keeps regurgitating, like sometimes 5 or more times a day, he can not go outside and play either otherwise he will regurgitate. We are told he needs BOAS surgery to help with this problem, but we have to wait till he is 6 months old. Do you think this surgery could help? This is so heartbreaking to watch everyday.. Thank you

My Labrador is 7 and lately has been regurgitating maybe every other other day this week. Everything seems normal for the most part. The only change I can think of is that I have had a stuffy nose due to pregnancy and she has been getting ahold of my tissues a lot. I want to take her to the vet asap but we are low on funds and I am worried about her in the meantime

My 2 month old great dane eats so fast everytime and occasionally regurgitates her food. It is completely not chewed it is full pieces of food. We feed her Rachael Ray dry dog food. We had no problems until recently. We just had her check up and the vet said everything looked good. I tried turning her bowl upside down to slow her feeding down but it just happened again. What else can i do? She still drinks, poops and is playful. Nothing has changed in her behavior except the regurgitation.

I have a 9 month old English Bulldog. She had soft palate surgery, nares surgery and was spayed on Nov. 6 and did fine. However she has started regurgitating with increasing frequency over the past few weeks. My vet said that was normal for the 4-6 weeks after surgery but I think it's getting worse, not better. She is not actually vomiting or bringing up food. She usually just belches and swallows whatever comes up. Other than this she seems perfectly fine and normal. I'm terrified it could be Mega E or that she will aspirate.

My one year old has started to regurgitate, she has done this 5 times in the last 12 hours. I've felt her abdomen she has no pain, I looked at her gums and lips and they are nice a pink. She is acting normal (she is a big baby so when she doesn't feel good she lets us know.) We have taken the food up and we plan on fasting her today, we did this because she regurgitated and then went straight to the food, then regurgitated that up a few hours later. She has never done this before. She has hip dysplasia and need to giver her her meds, but I am afraid she'll just regurgitate them right back up. Also, my vet is closed today so I can't take her.

I have a Shiba Inu who is 5 years old. He started regurgitating 5-6 months ago. He eats 'Halo' kibble and what he regurgitates are whole kibble pieces and white mucus. Usually occurs after he eats or after a walk. We tried to change his diet to a food recommended by our vet but due to various issues, we were only able to move him to a new food for about 1 week. Is that a fair trial of a new diet?
We have thought about Addison's disease, however, he doesn't exhibit any of the other symptoms.

I have had my dog for almost 3 years. He has been to the vet for his yearly checkups the first and second year and everything was all good. He has had an ongoing issue with regurgitation from about a month after we got him until now. It always happens within an hour or so from when he last ate. After the first 2 times, I purchase a slow feeder bowl and he has used it since. I feed him 2 times a day and he eats the Kirkland brand red bag from Costco. At this point I cant figure out why it happens but have summed it up to anxiety. There are times where he will regurgitate every couple days and other where he will go 3 months without anything. Any help or reccomendations will be appreciated.

Hello. I have a 9 month old Great Dane. He regurgitates only water after each drinking, never food. He's been hospitalized for pneumonia once (could not tell if it was from aspiration though). He was tested via xrays for esophagus issues (i.e. megaesophagus) but everything came back normal. We have not done the barium nor scope testing. Have you seen cases of dogs regurgitating only water before and if so, what alternative to water will suffice a dog this size? I try to compensate with wet food and ice currently. Thank you. -Cristina

What should I consider?
My nine year old rough collie (not border) has regurgitated twice in the last two weeks. I realize this is not a lot, but he has never done it in the past. He also has a healthy appetite and I found him eating the contents of his regurgitation.

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Yuki comsumed a very small amount of rat posion about 6 months ago (when he was about 5 months old), we took him to the Vet, and we were given Vit K1.. he was fine until a few months ago, he started throwing up and regurgitating and sometimes diarrhea. Sometimes its just bile and sometimes its undigested food. Took him back to vet, and was told to give smaller meals, and give some Pepcid. We also changed his food b/c we had heard their might be a food sensitivity to it. She took an xray to see if any obstructions (there were none) Symptoms lessened, but never fully went away. She said if it didnt go away, then they would want to do a Barium test, to insure no obstructions in the intestines. Over the past week now (due to holiday) he has been throwing up and regurgitating more frequently. We have an appointment tomorrow, but I am very concerned for my baby, he threw up some food last night, and since then 3xs in less then 12 hours which is just bile. He seemed to be ok, so I gave him a tiny bit of boiled chicken and rice, and he just threw that up along with more bile. What else should we be doing for him... I am very worried that all this is going to hurt his throat and give him more issues. Does this sounds like a blockage?? Should I give him a pepcid to help control the acid in his stomach

My 7 year old seems to regurgitate in the same pattern. It doesn’t happen often but sometimes when he comes to bed he will bring this one toy that is a hippo then he digs in the sheets and moments later lets a little whine out and then regurgitates. Could this be an instinctual thing where he thinks his toy is a pup and then he lets the food out?

What else could be wrong with my dog? She's been regurgitating for days now, she was diagnosed with mega esophagus today. The vet says she doesn't regurgitate there, I took her home, fed her, kept her head up so the food could make its way into her stomach (as per the vets discretion), walked her to keep her head up.....and regurgitation. I don't know what to do.

Hi. My dog Jimmy has been regurgitating for the last three days. He didn't want to eat his dinner on Thursday and regurgitated his Friday and Saturday dinner (he eats Royal Gastrointestinal). My vet said I shouldn't worry and should try to reintroduce him to food little by little but I just don't feel comfortable with such a vague diagnosis. Any help or advice would be welcome. Thanks!

Ki is our 2 year old Pit Mix, we rescued him a year ago. Since we've had him he makes it his mission to eat foreign objects, like ropes, socks, and bugs from outside. Occasionally he would regurgitate whatever he ate; however, recently we have noticed him doing this more often, at least 2-3 times a week. On a couple occasions he has regurgitated his food. Today I went into our bedroom to find two separate piles; one of a sock and one of food. What are some things I could try before going to the vet? He has been to see his vet numerous times in the last 4 months, one of which for symptoms, and they always tell us he's fine...

On a few occasions in the past two weeks Bella will wake up swallowing excessively like she is about to throw up. A few times she threw up a clear liquid and today a little food. The other times nothing just keeps swallowing until she stops. She then starts coughing and choking a bit and then she’s fine. She usually drinks water after and seems fine. Other than this she’s acting normal.

My puppy is 6 months old, when I brought him home from the breeder he was 2 months old. He was regurgitating after eating and the vet said Eating too quickly and to get a slow feeding bowl. I did this and yet he continue to regurgitate so I decided to switch as food. It stopped until last week, and now he has been regurgitating almost every single day. He acts his normal self happy-go-lucky no issues come up but I'm concerned he isn't getting enough calories. Because of his regurgitation I have always left food down all the time for him to eat, and hes never really over eaten or eaten more than what I should have. I find when he regurgitate it's typically after he has uneaten and many hours, but this is his choice as the food's always available. What should I do? And why did the start up all the sudden again? I do know my puppy lays down when he eats even with the slow feed bowl but again for the last 3 months it had stopped and now all the sudden started happening again

Hi, I have a 3 year old French Bulldog who was very athletic and a happy healthy dog until a few months ago. He started licking at a paw, had a sore on the paw, then tested positive for Lyme and was treated for a month with doxy. During that month he developed a cervical herniated disc and required discectomy which was done by ventral slot. He did well but 2 weeks after surgery started eating a lot of grass, regurgitating mostly water after exercise but occasionally a few bits of undigested kibble. His vet thought it could be esophageal/stomach inflammation from the post op pain meds (carprofen, was also on gabapentin and tramadol for 2 weeks around the clock) and the month of doxy. Treated with carafate, pepcid, cerenia. He did not improve. Few weeks went by, she did cbc and lytes and they were normal. Then he had episode of hematemesis, went for cxr and abdominal xray which were normal. Of note, a year prior an Acth Stim test was done when his cortisol came back as 0 during workup of a toxic ingestion and it was negative. He has never had any respiratory issues despite being a brachy - I don't think this is an airway thing. Now he is vomiting more and more food. Partially digested I just switched his food from hills rx d/d which he has been on since puppy to a limited ingredient salmon/pea canned food. Taking him to an internal med person next week but I'm stumped. Vet suggested sliding hiatal hernia, why now though ?Should we retest for addisons? What are the odds of a foreign body not showing up on xray? Which first - acth Stim, u/s, endoscopy or flouro? He is on Reglan, carafate and Prilosec now. He has energy in the morning but sleeps the rest of the day (hard to tell if this is normal as it's also been very hot out.) Thanks for any thoughts you have on this .So heartbroken for my boy.

my dog throws up his food every time he eats and the food looks just as he ate it. He started regurgitating his food when we moved house. we feed him dry dog biscuits and sardines for breakfast and dog biscuits, mince, rice and vegetables for dinner. the portion size is two small scoups of biscuits and a tin of sardines in oil and two small scoups of biscuits and a regular size scoup of mince.

I have a 4 year old chihuahua who seems to regurgitate or as I like to describe it as puking him his mouth. It happens are random times. He does eat pretty fast but he will even do it on a relatively empty stomach. It has been happening for as long as I can remember. He had a gastro upset about 10 months ago and they vet recommend blood work but nothing came about. We gave him cerenia for a couple of days and he was back to normal. Should I be worried ?

Our 16 year old golden retriever has been regurgitating after most of her meals (and then immediately eating it again and keeping it down). She's lost 9lbs since January, but seems to be feeling good and has a pretty good appetite, although not like it used to be. In fact, since losing weight her arthritis actually seems a lot better. She's on thyroid medicine and carprofen 50 mg twice a day for her arthritis. Our vet just examined her and did blood work--her thyroid level, blood count, and liver and kidney functions all looked fine, and her pancreatic enzymes were just barely elevated. Do you have any recommendations?

We keep our dog in the house and crated at night he’ll go outside and every time he comes back in to his crate he regurgitates he won’t do it outside no matter how long he’s out there this has been going on for a couple weeks now

OUR PUPPY SLEEPS IN OUR BED WITH US A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. EVERYTIME HE SEEMS TO SLEEP WITH US HE WAKES UP WITH WHAT SOUNDS TO BE REGURGITATION, WE RUN HIM OUT AND HE JUST REGURGITATES THIS MUCUS TYPE STUFF. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN HE SLEEPS IN OUR BED. THERE ARE REALLY NO SYMPTOMS HE JUST WAKES UP AND JUMPS OFF THE BED AND RUNS TO THE BACK DOOR AS HES REGURGITATING WAITING FOR US TO LET HIM OUT.

Harley is a 9 month old rescue terrier mix. Recently she had started regurgitating her food after eating a few days a week. She has never had this problem before and her food has not chance at all. She has always snored a little bit when she sleeps and she had always sneezed a fair amount when she is running around. She does not appear to be in any pain, she naps a lot during the day but also runs around a lot with her brother. She seems to get over the regurgitation really fast and continues playing. I've noticed that it happens most of the time when she is playing and stops to drink water, which she drinks really fast. There is always food when she regurgitates, I have never seen her throw up bile.

So my dog sometimes, very seldomly regurgitates his food. The food looks almost like a wet version of his dog food. This happens maybe once every few months? Should I be concerned?

I have a 9 year old Jack Russell that has been regurgitating most of her life. The vets have not been helpful. I make her food from a variety of meat, rice, beans and vegetables. Can I give her any kind of over the counter meds? She does not seem in pain but her voice is changing. It sounds hoarse and lower. I believe her esophagus is damaged and probably beyond repair at her age. I would like to stop any kind of burning or inflammation she may have.

Our rescue dog regurgitates a couple times a week always after coming in to our room after his last outside potty trip. We have been trying to slow his eating and feed him earlier in the evening so it’s several hours later it happens. He always feels just fine and even asks for food afterwards. Any suggestions?

My dog is a 7 year old Schnauzer Corgi mix who regurgitated once last week on Saturday and then again on Sunday. We switched her over to a bland diet and started reintroducing her normal food on Thursday. But she just threw up again hours after eating in the morning. She otherwise has had normal bowel movements, no lethargy, and if anything is more interested in her food.

What can I do to make my dog feel a little better until I get her in to see the vet? She is drinking a lot, and yet acts like her mouth is dry. On top of that she sleeps all the time and has no energy, acts like she is going to vomit, it sounds wet but nothing comes up.

She is always throwings up whether it be liquid or sometimes food. It will get so bad sometimes that she will rip up my carpet or lick the floor to try and make herself not throw up. Anytime she eats human food she throws it up, it seems to make it worse. She eats normal, goes to the bathroom normal (occasionally its runnier) she drinks normal, plays. Nothing unusual but she cant seem to stop, we switch her (and my other dogs food up a little) from beef to chicken, it seemed to help for a few weeks and now her reguritations are back

My puppy was diagnosed with Giardia 2 months after we got him from breeder. He had watery stools so I had him tested. He did 1st round of antibiotics but Giardia was still present so Vet decided to do 2nd round of meds but this time for a longer period of time. We are almost finished with this most recent round of meds but I’ve noticed that he had been regurgitating his kibble. It’s happened 3 times this week already. He eats it back up when it happens though. His appetite hasn’t been the best either so I have introduced a new food (taste of the wild w/salmon) while transitioning from Verus puppy w/chicken. Could this regurgitation be a result of food intolerance or a side effect of the medicine? Other than this he seems fine, playing with toys, firmer stools, etc.

My dog Morgan (black lab/border collie mix)just randomly regurgitated. We had just walked back into the house after our nightly walk and it happened. It has never happened before. It was very watery and there were bits of food in it. I am extremely worried now. Other than the random puke, she has acted normally.

My pup went through a period of about 2 weeks where she would randomly regurgitate/throw up. It didn’t have any stomach bile, just her dog food, but it’s somewhat digested (soft) and doesn’t happen immediately after she eats. We thought it was because we accidentally bought grain free Merrick dog food. We switched back to normal Merrick and reduced her food intake slightly, she stopped regurgitating, but now more than a month later she’s suddenly doing it again. Sometimes 2-3 times a day. She was just at the vet for an eye infection and they did not notice anything wrong with her physically or vitals. Not sure how concerned we should be about the regurgitation.

Our puppy Mill Maltese, 6 yrs old, reguritates within minutes of eating Kibble or frozen poopcycles. Xrays did not show enlarged esophagus. She struggles while gagging up the food which is covered in white mucus. We feed her a milkshake consistency of her Kibble. Since megaesophagus was ruled out...and her blood work is good, what could the issue be?

My dog is regurgitating every day. He doesnt even know its going to happen. He just leans over and it spills out. He licks it up right after. No stomach noises, just bam! Out it comes. He is about 11, rescue. He has been tested for megaesophagus and dr couldnt rule it in or out. I feed him on a raised food/water bowl always. He gets ear infections and skin lesions on his tummy and legs. I changed his diet to single ingredient dry and canned but it seems to not be fixing it. Any suggestions to help if they can be related?

Our 2.5 year old English Mastiff who has congenital kidney disease regurgitates REGULARLY nowadays. Even 10 hours after eating or drinking (like when we wake up in the morning), she'll suddenly regurgitate water and kibble (that looks like it soaked up water). She never seems like she's ill, but every now and then it's like her appetite is poor and she'll go a whole day without eating. Could it just be reflux? She takes Azodyl and a mobility supplement daily and is on Hill's K/D.

My dog has been regurgitating after he eats for a few days now. Sometimes he regurgitates an hours or so after eating and sometimes he does it several hours afterwards. He's not acting sick at all though, he's energetic, Running and playing with toys, and doesn't have white gums or a temperature. It's very strange, other than the regurgitation, he seems to be normal, but should I still take him to the vet?

My dog is 1.5 years old. Just recently he has started to not want to eat as much and can't seem to hold anything down. Sometimes he vomits and some times he regurgitates. He regurgitates more when he has only had water. He doesn't seem to have much energy and just wants to lay around. What should we do?

17 year old beagle. She has been hacking for the past year, with occasional regurgitation. After both eating or drinking. She now refuses to eat kibble. On Salix and Incurin. I stopped all meds and started human baby food. Hacking stopped. I added a flaxseed supplement to her baby food and she immediately regugitated.