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   From: nospam@nospam.ca   
      
   > "furryfriends24"  wrote in message   
   > news:1104757062.217435.13310@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...   
   >> hi -   
   >>   
   >> i am new to this group, but the reason that I am writing is   
   > because my   
   >> rescue dog is frequently throwing up yellow bile. Three months   
   > ago I   
   >> rescued a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix (city stray) and   
   > when I   
   >> first got him he had serious itching/biting - I figured   
   > allergies. My   
   >> regular vet put him on what ended up being 2 rounds of   
   > Triacimaolone (a   
   >> form of steroid) until the weather changed (we live in MD) to   
   > see if he   
   >> was having seasonal allergies. The drugs worked, but as he came   
   > off the   
   >> last round he started throwing up yellow bile all of the time.   
   > For the   
   >> first couple weeks it always happened two times, one right after   
   > the   
   >> other and its always been yellow bile. Now its only happening   
   > once at a   
   >> time. I have had bloodwork run and he is currently on Hills Z/D   
   >> (allergen-free food). 2 weeks ago I took him to the allergist   
   > thinking   
   >> the throwing up might be allergy related (he has started itching   
   > again   
   >> and has mucous in his eyes) but the allergist referred us to an   
   >> internist. The internist did a thorough exam and did an ultra   
   > sound and   
   >> found nothing. I've done lots of research on the net and did   
   > stumble   
   >> across something where people feed their dogs at bedtime to keep   
   > the   
   >> dog's gastric juices from causing nauseas. Last night was the   
   > first   
   >> night I have tried and he did not throw up this morning, but   
   > that does   
   >> not necessarily put us in the clear - he doesn't always do it   
   > everyday.   
   >> And although a good majority of the time he throws up in the   
   > morning,   
   >> that's not always when he does it. Like yesterday, he threw up   
   > in the   
   >> afternoon. The internist wants me to get him scoped and I've   
   > scheduled   
   >> it for Thursday. I just want to make sure I'm doing the right   
   > thing and   
   >> that the scope is a worth while procedure or if someone else out   
   > there   
   >> has a dog who's been doing the same - I'm just very afraid they   
   > are   
   >> going to scope him and find nothing. I have seen 2 instances now   
   > where   
   >> a dog has had skin irritation and throwing up and maybe there is   
   > a   
   >> relationship between the two. ANY help would be greatly   
   > appreciated!!!   
   >> Jenn   
      
   Do you ever feed your dog raw hide chews?   
   Our experience with this sort of thing turned out to be raw hide. Everytime   
   we gave our lab cross raw hide she would throw up yellow bile for 2 days   
   after eating it. I later learned that some types of raw hide are actually   
   treated with arsenic. Stay away from them, your dog doesn't need it anyway.   
   Our other terrier cross almost choked on it, we had to use the hymlic on her   
   and she spit it out. I hate the thought of giving my dogs any sort of thing   
   like that anymore   
      
   Just my 2cents.   
      
   Angela   
      
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