Mike,
I would start with three times a day and slowly change to two times when she is doing better. If she starts throwing up again go back to 3x a day (a no brainer). I would try and get up early in the morning to feed her before she has a chance to get sick. It may be as simple as that. It may take some time for you to get her biological digestive clock figured out, but once it’s done you can put the cleaning supplies away.

As for kibble there are a ton out there that promote healthy foods. I would recommend chicken, as it is fairly easy to digest. And as for the grains, I would stay away from corn and wheat. I would look at oats, barley rice, or something similar. Remember, if you can find human grade foods used in the making of kibble that would be the best. Wellness, Blue Buffalo, and Canidae are a few brands to check out. Go to the search function on the message board and start searching foods. There is a ton of info here and on the web. Nutro is a good food, but my dog got really oily ears and loose stools from eating it. I know you mention that you don’t have the time to do raw, but as for cost… it is much cheaper than a lot of these holistic dog foods. In my opinion it is worth checking it out. Good Luck.

I will try three times a day. I get up early anyway so that won't be a problem.

I saw some "natural" kibble at the organic grocery store. It says it has no, chemicals, additives, etc. So I will try that also and see what happens. I will let you know.

I have a 1 1/2 year old Malinois that will vomit bile if I feed him once a day. If I feed him 2x a day he is fine.
Your vet can also give you some advice, if this is the case, on some antacids like pepcid, etc. that may help.

My dog is three and has done the throwing up bile thing in the mornings (and evenings if we don't get home until late and don't get to feed her until then) since she was a puppy. We have to stay on schedule with her or she ends up throwing up bile. This means that we HAVE to feed her before 8:00am and again at no later than 6:00pm or she will vomit. It's never bloody and never contains food. The vet said that some dogs' systems are just more sensitive than others and that as long as we're on a schedule and she isn't having the problem, that we're ok. If we are on schedule and she STILL was throwing up, then we would need to do some tests to find out why it was happening.

Don't give your dog over the counter human antacids or anything like that without talking to a vet first.

Kristen, my thought was that because she had no food to digest, the bile occurred. So I was thinking of feeding her later in the evening...about 8 or 9 pm. I will feed her early in the morning no problem. What is your thought process of not feeding her after 6.00 pm?

Hi Mike,

I feed my Malinois 3 times per day. Around 6:30 am, 4:30 pm and 10:00 pm. This has pretty much eliminated the throwing up of bile and has resulted in better stool formation. This girl has one of the trickiest digestive systems that I've ever seen.

She was tested for EPI and a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and both tests came back negative. She just has a sensitive stomach.

When I was feeding her twice a day, she still threw up quite a bit. And, she had loose stools most of the time. You may need to experiment a little to see what works best for your dog.

Even when I do everything according to schedule, she still sometimes throws up and/or gets loose stools...just depends on the day.

Good luck! Hopefully it is nothing more than an easily upset tummy.

Oh yes, my girl also has allergies. She has hayfever and is allergic to corn. You may want to take a look at the grains in the food you are feeding.

Natalie
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It's no wonder that there are so many vomitting dogs given the crap that's put in commercial dog food. You wouldn't eat a diet solely based on processed foods (hey, it's the cheese whiz diet), so your dog shouldn't be on one either. I feed an organic, raw food diet and nothing is better. Though, I accept that not everyone want to deal with it or can afford it.

You should at least be feeding a dog food that's made from human grade, all natural ingredients. I know that Ed's offered some suggestions for dry foods on his website. Do a search for "kibble" on the site and you'll see the article listed first. I have a local pet health-food store. Some of the brands that they carry include: Innova, Solid Gold, Wellness, Precise, Artemis and California Natural.

I'm not a vet, but did have a problem with a vomitting GSD in the past. (Before my raw diet days.) She had no health concerns that were causing the vommitting. (You should, OF COURSE, consult your vet.) It sounds like you have the same problem with the dog just vomitting up bile. My dog would vomit when she was hungry. That's why there was only bile in the vomit. I started feeding her Artemis Large Breed dog food twice per day, instead of only once. This did decrease the vomitting, but not eliminate it. I then began adding 1/4 tsp. of powdered acidophilus to her food every day and the vomitting stopped. Acidophilus is a "probiotic" and will help maintain the normal balance of beneficial bacteria in the intestines and stomach. To get the powder to stick to the dry food, just buy a small spray bottle and fill it with water. Spray your dogs dry food lightly with the water, then add the acidophilus.

P.S. If anyone's interested, the acidophilus works WONDERS with cats too! Oddly, it also prevents yeast infections in women.

Mike, you may want to split her evening meal in two. Feed her half of it at the normal time and then feed the other half of it about an hour or so before bedtime (so you have time to take her out before you go to bed).


Stacie, my dog has done this her entire life, no matter what food she was on, so at least with her, it isn't because of the food itself.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you also use plain yogurt in lieu of the powder?

Kristen. Oh, I know that some dogs will just do that all of their lives, no matter what food you feed them. That's how my Chelsey was.

I was just first suggesting a BETTER diet and suggesting the acidophilus if that didn't work.

Also, you can find yogurt with acidophilus, but it is not in the traditional yogurt culture. I don't know if traditional yogurt would have the same effect as the acidophilus, but acidophilus really isn't hard to find or that expensive.