Problems with female pup

[centraliamedic]

My girl is 12 weeks old and was just at the vet for shots where she checked out great. She is the runt of the litter but extremely aggressive but every time she ats she throws up, then eats it again (gross) and she isn't really gaining weight. I know some food is going through her because she is still having bowel movements.
Do I have a problem here or will she grow out of it??

[JesandDeb]

Now this is just a guess , but puppies eat everything and anything ...could there be a blockage there in the intestine? This has the some of the same symptoms....been through it myself with cats AND dogs, plus see it at the vet now and then, where I work....Mine had got a razor from the BR the otherday and before I caught him, he had the blade off and in his mouth.....I had to go fishin' for it

[Windkist]

My girl is 12 weeks old and was just at the vet for shots where she checked out great. She is the runt of the litter but extremely aggressive but every time she ats she throws up, then eats it again (gross) and she isn't really gaining weight. I know some food is going through her because she is still having bowel movements.
Do I have a problem here or will she grow out of it??

Has she been wormed? Is she eating really fast and is she in a situation where there is competition for food? Reminds me a little of megaesophagus but, I'll have to go look it up again.

OK, looked it up and it sounds like it could be the problem. Here is a site with some good info http://www.barkbytes.com/MEDICAL/med0028.htm
another one: http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/What ... hagus.html

Might be a good idea to talk to the vet about it but, try the elevated food bowl and perhaps make the food soft?

Leah

[centraliamedic]

She dos eat very fast and greedily, we are trying to feed her small bits more often. Thanks for the info hope its nothing but I will check with the vet if it continues

[S.R.Patch]

Are you feeding wet or dry food?
Was she used to eating wet or dry food when you got her?
Being the runt, she was probably conditioned to gobble all she could before the others pushed her out. She should adjust and slow down over some time...
My guess is she's either choking on it being in a hurry and throwing up, or I've had pups get to playing after eating in this heat and throw up their lunch...
If your feeding dry, try pouring a little water over the food and see what happens...

[BriarCreekBeagles]

Try using a bigger feed pan and put a big rock or something in it so she has to take tim to root around a little for her food, if it's just cause she's eatin to fast that may slow her down enough to make a difference. JMO
Good luck

[centraliamedic]

Thanks, it does get better when I can get her to slow down. I staarted feding her by herself which has also helped.

[Ky. Hunter]

"I staarted feding her by herself which has also helped.centraliamedic "


I kennel all my dogs in seperate kennels because of this. If there is two or more together they will just gobble the food down but when they are to their selves they will take their time and eat. I have one that will gobble down his food if he is with another dog and then he will go off to hisself and throw it up and re eat it. Comes from being competive over his food.

[S.R.Patch]

You don't have to feed in a pan. When I was in England, the Packs live, hunt and feed as ONE. Many keep dog hounds together on one side of the lodge and bitches together on the other side. Each group has their concrete yard outside the lodge. At feeding time, 25 lb. of kibble and meat are laid out in somewhat likened to a wind row of hay on the concrete yard floor of each side. The dog hounds are called for, and the gate is opened to let 20 dogs out onto the yard, they swarm to the food and it becomes scattered around the yard with each hound intent on getting it's portion, if one would rather squabble than eat, his portion becomes less because the other hounds don't stop eating, a short piece of hose pipe(garden hose) is always handy to settle any serious squabbling, but spreading the food out instead of pan fulls works better feeding a group, a hound will learn after missing a few meals, it's better to eat when it's feeding time. When the dog hounds are done, they are let out onto a fenced grass paddock to romp and empty out, then the feeding outside the bitches lodge follows the same routine on the other side of the lodge. The males are taken in, then the bitches are let out onto the grass paddock. All the while this is going on, the lodge is washed, scrubbed, rinsed and opened left to air dry. Fresh shavings replace the old bedding and hounds are returned to the lodge to bed for the night. It is quite a sight to see 20 hounds all bedded together in one corner of the lodge, their bed is raised off the floor by 3" pipe and mortar is spread over it. The idea is, the pipe will allow air between the floor of the lodge and the bed the hounds lay on. If hounds were allowed to lay in bedding directly on the concrete floor, the warmth of their bodies would draw up moisture from the ground and cause the bed to become wet and cold. The pipe allowing air between the bed and the floor, keep the bed dry and the hounds from chilling in dampness. The bed is maybe a 4' X 6' area corner, edged with a row of cement block. It bring a smile to your face to see a happy well fed pile-o-hounds bedded for the night, as you hear the Master's voice say, "Goodnight my little beauties, tomorrow we hunt"...

[hounddog]

Patch, I have experienced the same thing but it was here in the states. After getting out of the Army, I took a job with B. H. Hardaway down in Midland Ga. He raised foxhounds and I do believe he now has a strain of his own. His set up was close to what you described but he used old WWII Army Barracks to house his foxhounds. One whole barracks for the dog hounds and one for the bitches. There were anywhere from 75 to 100 dog hounds and that many bitches in the other. We fed all the males at one time in feed troughs just like hog feeders. In a matter of two to three minutes, 100 lbs of dog feed and 50 lbs of raw chicken necks were consumed. This took place in each barracks which were attached to each other. After feeding, all hounds went out on a five mile exercise walk. While this was taking place, the kennels were washed, and allowed to dry. Beds were built up off the floor and ran the length of the building on both sides. There were times when we would have to break up a fight or two but they mostly settled thing on their own. We would whelp out 20 to 25 litters of pups though out the spring and summer which was a job in itself. AWW the good old days.............. couldn't do it again if I had to.

hounddog
Jim Umbarger