Reader Story: A Puppy Who Couldn't Keep Food Down
by Jane
Reader Question
My Springer had a litter of 7. We kept smaller one. When weaned she couln't keep anything down, lots of vomitting. Vet prescribed Science Plan. No improvement. She didn't gain weight so back to vet. They took her in and 'unzipped' her to diagnose a digestive problem. Science Plan was again recommended. I got on internet and did lots of research. A majority of different vets from other countries advocate feed raw. I researched raw and came across Duck dog food. It is all natural beef products including stomach. I sourced it locally and gradually introduced her to it. She stopped vomitting so much but not completely. I went to buy some more and chatted to the chap selling it. He trains police and sniffer dogs. He suggested a slice of pancreas daily. We have never looked back. A few months later she was poisoned. We found her in the morning after extensive searching, lying nearly dead. I rushed her to the vet and after three days she recovered. She is now known as Minnie mirracle, cos her name is Min. We feel so luck. I would advocate feeding raw every time, all three of our dogs are so healthy.
Answer from Our Team
Thank you for sharing Minnie's story, and we're glad she recovered. A puppy who vomits and doesn't gain weight needs a vet work-up, as you did. The fact that she improved when pancreas was added to her food is interesting: in some dogs, the pancreas doesn't make enough digestive enzymes (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency), and a simple blood test can check for this.
Raw diets carry a risk of bacteria such as Salmonella for both dogs and people, so if you feed raw, handle it carefully and talk to your vet about making sure the diet is complete and balanced. Any suspected poisoning is an emergency, as you found.
See vomiting in dogs.
This is general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
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