didn't agree with him.

didn't agree with him.

It is not projectile. He just wakes up and throws it up right in front of him. There is no gagging beforehand or anything. It does look chewed up, it is not entire chunks of food. We don't put any liquid on his food but he does have water right next to his food. He usually drinks a little after eating. I try not to let him have too much because I thought alot of water after eating could cause bloat because it makes the food swell up. Is that correct or did I hear wrong? I don't think it is anything structurally wrong. This has only happened twice and we have had him a month. He never gags or anything along those lines and has not thrown up anything else. It is just these two incidents. We go back to the vet in a few weeks so I will ask him then what he thinks. In the meantime, we will try moistening the food and see if it happens again. Thanks Ela1ne, you are always a wealth of knowledge.

It is not projectile. He just wakes up and throws it up right in front of him. There is no gagging beforehand or anything. It does look chewed up, it is not entire chunks of food. We don't put any liquid on his food but he does have water right next to his food. He usually drinks a little after eating. I try not to let him have too much because I thought alot of water after eating could cause bloat because it makes the food swell up. Is that correct or did I hear wrong? I don't think it is anything structurally wrong. This has only happened twice and we have had him a month. He never gags or anything along those lines and has not thrown up anything else. It is just these two incidents. We go back to the vet in a few weeks so I will ask him then what he thinks. In the meantime, we will try moistening the food and see if it happens again. Thanks Ela1ne, you are always a wealth of knowledge.

is the food "chewed" or does it look like its just left the bowl? Does he "projectile vomit" meaning that it shoots out rather than a whole lot of gagging accompanied by lots of saliva? How often do you feed and does he get any liquid with his food...does he drink water soon after eating dry food?

It could be that he has an immature valve at the end of his esophagus, allowing a simple gag to bring up his food. It could be that he needs his food 'soaked' or moistened so that it will pass thru the stomach easier/quicker, and there is a medication called metoclopromide or Reglan that may aid this...ask you vet for a week's trial to see if this makes a difference. Also consider whether he might do better on smaller and more frequent meals, like 4xday. This may not be convenient for you but its worth trying for a week also, to see if it makes a difference. If he has something like mega-esophagus (structural abnormality) there are some other measures that can help but not eliminate the problems associated with this condition...but for now, try moistened food and Reglan and let us know how he's doing.

is the food "chewed" or does it look like its just left the bowl? Does he "projectile vomit" meaning that it shoots out rather than a whole lot of gagging accompanied by lots of saliva? How often do you feed and does he get any liquid with his food...does he drink water soon after eating dry food?

It could be that he has an immature valve at the end of his esophagus, allowing a simple gag to bring up his food. It could be that he needs his food 'soaked' or moistened so that it will pass thru the stomach easier/quicker, and there is a medication called metoclopromide or Reglan that may aid this...ask you vet for a week's trial to see if this makes a difference. Also consider whether he might do better on smaller and more frequent meals, like 4xday. This may not be convenient for you but its worth trying for a week also, to see if it makes a difference. If he has something like mega-esophagus (structural abnormality) there are some other measures that can help but not eliminate the problems associated with this condition...but for now, try moistened food and Reglan and let us know how he's doing.