Puppy Vomiting at Every Meal After Recovering From Parvo
At present she looks really good. She plays with the kids and her toys. She sleeps well. Poop is normal. She is slowly gaining weight. Prior to the virus she was 31.5 pounds and at discharge she was 24. She is up to 26.8 (3 weeks post discharge).
Her problem is that she vomits during every feeding. She is fed 1/2 a can of low residue food mixed with water 4 times a day. She receives sucrafayte one hour before each feeding. I even feed her by hand with a spoon while she is sitting up in case of mega-esophagus. She usually eats about half the food then vomits then eats the vomit then continues in the this fashion until the food is gone.
24 hours ago I gave her homemade food. Chicken, rice, vegetables. She hasn't vomited. She ate the food on her own without my feeding her.
The vets would like to investigate her vomiting or regurgitation further with x-ray, endoscopy, and possibly barium swallow. I think she has had enough intervention right now and I am encouraged by her ability to keep the homemade food down. The vet feels this is just a coincidence.
Is this vomiting common after parvo? Is it something
We are so thrilled to have our dog back. I'm just hoping to find a way to help her with her digestion Thanks for your time.
Ongoing digestive upset after parvo isn't unusual, because the virus damages the lining of the intestine, which takes time to heal. However, bringing food up at every meal is worth looking into, and it's important to know whether it's true vomiting (with heaving) or regurgitation (food coming up passively without effort), since the causes are different.
It's encouraging that she kept the home-cooked food down. If you want to continue, work with your vet or a board-certified veterinary nutritionist so the diet is complete and balanced for a growing puppy. One good day is a short time, though, so keep your vet updated. If food comes back up again, even once, or she stops gaining weight, the tests your vet suggested are worth doing promptly, because problems such as inflammation or narrowing of the food pipe after prolonged vomiting are easier to treat when found early. An intolerance to the canned food is possible, but slow healing of the gut is more likely, and one day's response can't confirm either.
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This is general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
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