We have a 15 month old American Bull dog. We have a concern about her constant regurgitation after eating. Our other dogs do not seem to have a problem w/this. We have tried changing up her portions thinking that we may have been overfeeding. We have always been very good about adjusting their portions to their individual needs yet she seems to be a constant challenge for us. At this point she has lost too much weight and we can not seem to increase the volume of food due to the regurgitation issue. We feed timberwolf holistic kibble along w/Raw diet. She is not acting as if she has a blockage or as if she is ill and eats just fine. She does not shy away from her food. It looks as if I am going to need to get her checked out by our vet. I have done some research and it seems to suggest if it is happening on a regular basis that something may be wrong. I just am leery of going to the vet because I do not want them to prescribe a medication that may mask an actual problem. Has anyone else had experience with this? Thank you kindly.

Steffanie Lynn

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We have a 15 month old American Bull dog. We have a concern about her constant regurgitation after eating. Our other dogs do not seem to have a problem w/this. We have tried changing up her portions thinking that we may have been overfeeding. We have always been very good about adjusting their portions to their individual needs yet she seems to be a constant challenge for us. At this point she has lost too much weight and we can not seem to increase the volume of food due to the regurgitation issue. We feed timberwolf holistic kibble along w/Raw diet. She is not acting as if she has a blockage or as if she is ill and eats just fine. She does not shy away from her food. It looks as if I am going to need to get her checked out by our vet. I have done some research and it seems to suggest if it is happening on a regular basis that something may be wrong. I just am leery of going to the vet because I do not want them to prescribe a medication that may mask an actual problem. Has anyone else had experience with this? Thank you kindly.

Steffanie Lynn

You are right that you need a vet workup.

Several possibilities come to mind, but my first questions would be (1) Is this recent; and (2) Is it all the time; and (3) Is the dog getting into trash or cat food or road kill; and (4) Is this only in the mornings?

So I'd have those answers ready, and I'd call and make an appointment.

P.S. Welcome to the forum!

Edited by Connie Sutherland (08/25/2007 01:36 PM)
Edit reason: P.S.

It's best to get it checked out by a vet. One possibility is megaesophagus. It's characterized by vomiting after eating.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_megaesophagus.html

This was a pallative measure used by one owner,
http://www.geocities.com/bailey_chair/
It holds the dog upright (in a 'begging' position) during feeding.

Definitely see the vet. Mega-E is the first thing I thought of as well... I second Connie's request for more info too - how long has this been going on?

~Natalya