Throwing up Grass and Foam

[GermanShepherds]

Dakota will eat grass and then minutes later start huffing and buffing and inducing vomiting, he then throws up the grass with this yellowish foam.
He does this every time he eats grass?


Why?

[DaneGirl2208]

well the yellow foam is stomach acid but i have no idea why he would be throwing the grass back up? sorry im no help lol

[GermanShepherds]

Thankyou!! Now I know what the yellow foam is... stomach acid.... part of the mystery is solved. Now I need to know is why is he throwing up.

I know that dogs eat grass to throw up because it tickles thier throat. So he IS WANTING to throw up the stomach acid because he is inducing vomitting.... But Why???? There must be some discomfort....and the stomach acid that he is throwing up is some sort of key...

[pung-yo]

All dogs do this to some extent, some more, some less. If they don't feel well they know throwing up will help clear their stomach, they look for grass, eat it and soon barf it up with the stomach acid, which my vet said was an excess of bile. some dogs o it when they are frightend and upset, like an impending thunderstorm, or some very sensitive breeds do it if their owners leave for extended periods. My daughter's dog, a BC does it quite often but she is old and has liver problems....halfway into Cushing's. If your dog does it too much and you're worried, mention it to your vet on your next visit. But if he is happy, eating well and playing, no temp. I wouldn't worry too much.

[GermanShepherds]

Dog Vomiting

Man’s best friend? Only when they’re not puking all over the house- with a particular eye on your favorite throw rug. Dogs’ salvation is that they also provide great joy, and unconditional love, but when they throw up it’s never joyful. AVMA statistics say vomiting & diarrhea is the number 3 reason that people take their dogs to the vet! Why so high?
Well that’s easy; they’re living breathing garbage trucks. Never found a morsel they wouldn’t gulp down. They’ll even fight you for it. When thirsty, no contaminated puddle is too funky to slurp. Why do they do this you ask? Well, they’re dogs. It’s what they do.

You might wonder how dogs survived in the wild. That’s simple. The animals they hunted and ate were healthy. The uncontaminated air they breathed, and water they drank, the organic grasses and soil they ate to replenish the microflora bacteria they required, were everywhere.

It’s a totally different story today. The toxic spew commonly found in our air, water, or soil- and consequently our poultry, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables has destroyed most, if not all, beneficial bacteria. Health or lack there of, is mostly about exposure over time. Exposure to poor quality food, water, grasses and soil, over generations has weakened both animals and humans!

Instead of our government demanding that industries move away from fossil fuels, pesticides, inorganic fertilizers, chlorinated and fluoridated water supplies… they seem all too willing to go along with highly controversial “scientific studies”. Study conclusions are notorious for redrawing the lines in the sand for allowable contaminant levels, be they in water, air or soil. Ever more lenient studies and the redrawing of the safe level of contaminant line have been ongoing for over 50 years.
What has been the long term effect on us, as well as our dogs? One thing we do know, we are both on more medications now, than ever before. It is not uncommon for a dog to be on multiple meds at any given time.
Another thing we know is that your dog’s once hardy digestive system is now predisposed to vomiting!

A Key to Good Health- Bacterial Balance
A healthy balance of bacteria and other microorganisms (collectively called intestinal microflora) is required in order to maintain good health. These microorganisms work in concert to digest food, process waste, and fight against infection.
Environmental factors, poor water and food choices, and the overuse of antibiotics can greatly reduce the number of beneficial bacteria. Once out of balance, pathogenic bacteria are quick to take over. Serious health problems can be created when factors like antibiotics, poor diet, and stress cause this balance to be disrupted.
When your dog eats or drinks something loaded with pathogenic bacteria their already delicate balance is upset. Your dog’s autoimmune system will react to get rid of the pathogens the fastest way possible. This rather violent autoimmune reaction is known as vomiting.

Veterinary “Care”
Given the ongoing exposure noted above, sooner or later your dog is going to throw up. Cleaning it up is a smelly, messy process known to make dog owners throw up. Obviously, the sooner your dog stops vomiting, the better!
If you send your dog out of the house they are likely to do what comes natural for them- they’re going to eat grass and dirt. And if you let them, they’re likely to get even sicker!
If you take your dogs to the vet, rarely do you have any idea why they are throwing up, so the vet is placed in the difficult position.
In addition to advising you to withhold giving your dog food or water, there are several medications that your vet is likely to administer, but to assure speedy results they are likely to prescribe an antibiotic with broad spectrum kill capabilities.
This is a case where the remedy needs a remedy! Antibiotics aren’t selective; they kill all the bacteria. Combine that with no food and water and your “best friend” is in for a rough couple of days. But it need not be that way!
Thanks to the popularity of holistic foods and natural remedies for humans, many vets have begun to wake up to the possibilities. We are doing our part to increase their awareness, but the fact is this should be a campaign undertaken by every dog owner.

The New Age of Veterinary Care- Holistic!
Just as the holistic approach to healing humans has gained in popularity, it was inevitable that the holistic movement would branch into veterinary care. In early 2006 there are some 775 practicing holistic vets in the US. They even have their own medical journal!
Conventionally trained veterinarians have been taught to prescribe antibiotics, or some other medication that also has side effects, whereas holistic vets will only administer them judiciously, and as a last resort!
So what do you give a vomiting dog if not antibiotics? Probiotics!
Probiotics are living organisms. But not all probiotics are capable of solving your dog’s vomiting.
Yogurt is a dairy based food, fermented with probiotics. It is often recommended to settle our GI tract when they get out of balance; yet many people and dogs are allergic to commercial grade pasteurized dairy products.
Encapsulated acidophilus was developed to minimize allergic reactions and to survive the strong hydrochloric acid in your dogs’ stomach. But even with encapsulation, they are not the answer.
Since pathogenic invaders are a way of life in the 21st century, your dog needs an abundant variety of hardy microflora on a daily basis. Without them, vomiting is just one GI issue that occurs.

Soil Based Organisms for a New Age of Dog Wellness
Some 25 years ago, laboratory researchers began exploring an entirely new type of probiotic. Instead of coming from cultured dairy products, these probiotics are found in organic soils. Appropriately, they were collectively named Soil Based Organisms (SBOs).
The primary reason for giving SBOs to replenish the good bacteria in your dog’s gut is their resistance to stomach acids.

The culturing of SBOs requires very expensive laboratory controlled conditions, using strict scientific protocols. Much like fermenting the finest beer or wine, the SBO culturing process cannot be rushed.
Formulating SBOs into a specific product capable of quickly restoring your dog’s proper GI balance took 5 years of intense Research & Development. The result is a formula consisting of 29 individual strains of active SBOs, working synergistically to overcome pathogens, and bad bacteria causing the vomiting.

That product is Pet Flora™. It is administered without the need to withhold food or water! If you keep it on hand, your dog is likely to stop vomiting before you could even be seen by a vet!
You would be right to consider Pet Flora™ as your first line of defense for GI problems.

[sheplovr]

Now who is copy and pasteing as you pointed to me that I do. I do it to save time, I know dogs well, but to sit here hours on end to write what I know, well I have a home to clean, cooking and I am trying to house clean, wash walls, curtins, windows inside and out, carpet to steam clean, porch the dogs loafed on all winter needs a good steam cleaning, so I do have many things in my life than Pro Dog not to copy n paste, just get the info to the person I say regardless, we do not have restrictions here thank GOD.

[sheplovr]

Vomiting and Home
Treatment of Vomiting


Vomiting is the forcible expulsion of stomach and/or intestinal contents through the mouth. Vomiting occurs commonly in dogs. It seems to be caused most often by irritation of the stomach, called simple gastritis.
Gastritis is usually caused by the ingestion of an irritant substance--for example, decomposed food, grass, aluminum foil, paper, or bones. The dog often first vomits food or another irritant material and later vomits clear or yellow fluid.
Dogs with gastric irritation may seek grass to eat, but grass eating is often an "enjoyable pastime" for dogs and not a sign of illness. They may or may not be interested in their normal food.
If your dog vomits once or twice, has no fever or obvious abdominal pain, and is no more than slightly depressed (inactive), you can probably treat the vomiting at home.
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It is time to seek veterinary help for vomiting if your dog vomits more than a few times, if the vomitus is ejected extremely forcefully, if there is blood in the vomitus or obvious abdominal pain, or if your dog seems particularly depressed or weak, has a fever, or retches unproductively, do not attempt to treat the condition at home.
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Even simple gastritis cannot always be treated successfully without the help of a veterinarian, and there are many other serious causes of vomiting, among them intestinal foreign bodies, bowel or stomach torsion (twisting) inflammation of the pancreas, kidney failure, and even certain forms of epilepsy.
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Some dogs, particularly young dogs used to eating several times a day, vomit during the hours preceding their regular meal. The vomitus usually looks like a frothy white or yellow fluid and is usually present in small amounts. This type of vomiting may be due to excess gastric acidity and can be controlled in several ways:
1. Feed two meal a day (morning and evening).
2. Allow free-choice feeding.
3. Administer an antacid before the time when vomiting usually occurs. This last method is the least desirable since prolonged use may stimulate even greater secretion of gastric secretions.
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Another not-very-serious type of vomiting experienced frequently by young dogs occurs following meals, usually those who gobble their food, overeat, and/or exercise excessively immediately following eating. If your dog is an after-meal vomiter, you can try the following: 1. If your dog normally eats with other animals, feed the one who vomits by him- or herself. Competition encourages food gulping.
2. Feed smaller meals more frequently.
3. Enforce rest after meals.
4. Try a food that has to be chewed before swallowing (e.g., large-size kibbles).

[GermanShepherds]

Originally Posted by sheplovr

Now who is copy and pasteing as you pointed to me that I do. I do it to save time, I know dogs well, but to sit here hours on end to write what I know, well I have a home to clean, cooking and I am trying to house clean, wash walls, curtins, windows inside and out, carpet to steam clean, porch the dogs loafed on all winter needs a good steam cleaning, so I do have many things in my life than Pro Dog not to copy n paste, just get the info to the person I say regardless, we do not have restrictions here thank GOD.

What the heck are you talking about? I never mentioned copy and pasting to you. You must be talking about my schutzhund thread, I never mentioned you, I was talking in General that I didnt want to read long long pages. I just wanted to get down to the point.
Youre doing the same thing to me now that you did to GSDNewbie...unless people mention your name, they arent talking about you. Stop thinking people only have anough time on thier hands to secretly point at you and talk about you. If youre busy then why are you here? You always say you are going to leave and how you hate everyone because thier is some conspircy within the mods and forum,but than you never do. There is nothing wrong with this forum so stop your whining.

[Shelteez]

Originally Posted by GermanShepherds

Thankyou!! Now I know what the yellow foam is... stomach acid.... part of the mystery is solved. Now I need to know is why is he throwing up.

I know that dogs eat grass to throw up because it tickles thier throat. So he IS WANTING to throw up the stomach acid because he is inducing vomitting.... But Why???? There must be some discomfort....and the stomach acid that he is throwing up is some sort of key...

my poodle used to do it all the time too. I had thought dogs eat grass when their stomach is feeling funky and my guess is the acid/bile builds up and they start throwing up?... That info is good, now i know why LOL...

[GSDNewbie]

its not good when so much fertillizer and chemicals are on lawns i discourage my dogs to do this and find the source of the dietary distress personally