Nothing I enjoy more than cleaning up puppy puke at 2AM. Riley (eight-month-old labrador) has been barfing once a day since 2AM Friday, but he reserves it for between midnight and 6AM. Only one bout of diarrhea, though.(thankfully, outdoors during the day) Switched to bland boiled chicken and rice the last few days but still yaking. Looks like a vet visit tomorrow if he continues. No other signs of illness or I would have brought him already. Still his normal mischievous self. I probably missed him eating something he shouldn't have since he eats anything he finds. Labs.........

This message has been edited. Last edited by: pace40, January 12, 2025 09:45 AM

Our 4-year old will puke when we feed her chicken, but most other foods stay down. We find hamburger + rice works well as an anti-puke meal for her when her stomach is acting up.

Well, after a $300+ vet visit with lab work (all negative), Riley has heartburn (maybe). Reduced size and increase frequency of meals with 10mg of Prilosec twice a day along with a diet change to limited ingredient. If that doesn't knock it out, then we go back for x-rays to check the esophagus.

you didn't happen to take the pup to a dog park or other place which many dogs hang out at, right?

just read your last, it's not Parvo.

Poor baby. And poor wallet! We have to watch what we give our girl for any human treats, she tends to have a sensitive stomach. Found out the hard way. Hubby gave her just a little bit of his eggs, that had a taste of gravy, that did not stay down. So, no gravy for her. Hope your pup gets better.

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Originally posted by m1009:
Hope your pup gets better.

Thanks! Saw your post last night but didn't want to jinx it. Two full days and nights with no barfing so maybe he's on the mend. Weird thing...I checked the ingredient labels of the 3 brands of food the vet recommended for limited ingredient diet, and all had more stuff in them than what I'm feeding now so I didn't change. I hate playing musical dog food. Always comes with a loose stool learning curve no matter how slow you transition. Maybe the smaller portion, more times a day, coupled with the antacid works. Or maybe, he just ate something he shouldn't have like I originally thought. Anyway, fingers crossed. Thanks again.

Do your research and fed him a good quality food, no dog chow.

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/best-dog-foods/

Also I would him/her tested for allergies. Some foods cause issues due to allergies to ingredients.

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Originally posted by Ace31:
Do your research and fed him a good quality food, no dog chow.

Thanks...Already done. He's on a 5-star food and has been since I got him in June. Unless he just developed an allergy last week, his food is not it. I suppose it's possible, but......

Glad he’s feeling better. Hope all stays well. Funny how they can get into things that suddenly cause an issue. I discovered ours chowing on dry leaves before I could stop her this past fall, and that made her puke. She even puked once after I gave her an apple slice. But she’s fine with her normal food, it’s just her stomach being sensitive. Yours is pretty young, so maybe he’s just got to acclimate to everything.

My BIL has a lab that is a chow hound. The dog will eat so fast that it causes problems. The solution is a dog dish that looks like a maze. The food gets loaded in the maze and it slows the dog enough to minimize the problems. Might be worth talking to your vet and get their take.

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Originally posted by SPWAMike0317:
My BIL has a lab that is a chow hound. The dog will eat so fast that it causes problems. The solution is a dog dish that looks like a maze. The food gets loaded in the maze and it slows the dog enough to minimize the problems. Might be worth talking to your vet and get their take.

Ha...been there, done that. I have four different ones. He gets used to the layout after a while and figures out how to eat faster, so I switch them every couple of weeks. My last lab before Riley was the same way.

We had a lab that would puke at night. Vet asked when we fed him (5pm, 7 am). Vet said he was hungry in the early AM and had an upset stomach. So we gave him a handful of kibble before bed = problem solved! Sounds pretty similar to your dog - I hope it’s that simple!

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We had a lab that would puke at night. Vet asked when we fed him (5pm, 7 am). Vet said he was hungry in the early AM and had an upset stomach. So we gave him a handful of kibble before bed = problem solved! Sounds pretty similar to your dog - I hope it’s that simple!

Ah, second dinner. My pup is the same. 6am, 6pm, 1/4 cup at 8:30pm. No more morning puke. Knock on wood.

Waited a week for an update to make sure he was fixed. After a week of trial and error with meds, new food, prescription food etc. (note to self: never, ever try feeding a lamb-based food again. What a mess!), it turned out to be really a non-issue. His system simply can't handle his daily caloric requirements on 2 meals a day. Switched him back to his regular food 3x per day and killed the meds, and all is well. Zero vomiting, perfect stools. This is Lab #7 for me and the first one that couldn't go to 2 meals at 7 months. Weird. I am throwing him a handful of kibble at bedtime too because it sounded like a good idea. Thanks to all!

I’m so glad you got it figured out and all is well now! Great to hear the update, thanks!

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Originally posted by pace40:
Nothing I enjoy more than cleaning up puppy puke at 2AM. Riley (eight-month-old labrador) has been barfing once a day since 2AM Friday, but he reserves it for between midnight and 6AM.

I feel your pain.

My 130 pound dog has a gall bladder issue, which causes excess bile that leads to vomiting when it irritates the stomach and esophagus.

Started a bit over a year ago, with frequent puking sessions in the middle of the night (usually between 2-4 am, when his stomach was empty and the bile was building up).

Addressed it with 40mg (2 pills) of Omeprazole antacid every night, plus splitting dinner into two smaller meals - half at normal dinner time and half a little before bed - so he's never sitting at a completely empty stomach at night.

Since then he's still had a few vomiting bouts every 6-8 months, but that's a hell of a lot better than the several times a week like it was initially.