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6 Month Old Havanese is Vomiting

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#1 ·
Hey Everyone.

I have a 6 month old male havanese I got him when he was 6 weeks old. He is a great dog and I love him so much.

My dog late last thursday night vomitted up his food at a neighbours house when we were having a doggie date with another havanese. I didn't really think anything of it I just thought he was playing to hard. When I brought him home he ate alittle more and we went to bed.

He then woke me up at 6 am b/c he was trying to vomit. I put him on the floor and he did it. Every 20 min after that he was vomiting. I called the vet and they told me to bring him in right away. So I did.

My dog vomitted about 9 times before our appointment.

The vet gave him an IV b/c he was dehydrated and he was given 2 anti vomitting shoots. They wanted him to stay over night.

I said no. But they told me that these drugs will ware off in about 4 hrs after that u must give him water, if he vomitts then he has to come back. So 4 hrs later I gave him an Oz of water, he kept it down. Then 10 min after that I gave him another oz. He kept it down.

Later that evening I gave him soft food and water. 3 days passed and he was doing fine.

3 days later he again vomitted in the evening. Then after we went to bed he woke me up at 12 am and vomitted.

It has now been 2 days and he has not vomitted.

Can anyone tell me why he was doing that? his checkup was great, lungs, heart, weight was the same, and temp was normal.

Is there anything I should have checked out?? like blood test or poop sample?

Please get back to me. ( he personality is still the same playing and running around. His appitite is good and bowel movements are normal).

tks.
 
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#4 ·
This does not sound typical to me. How is he doing otherwise? Is he playing,, peeing, and pooing as normal. Does he have an appetite? How much does he weigh? Is there anything that the 2 days he vomited have in common? Was he playing outside on the second day too? Could he have gotten into something that upset his stomach? If he is not vomiting today, perhaps you can start a diary so if he vomits again, you might be able to see the common thread.
 
#5 ·
There is no difference. His personality is the same, he is eating, drinking, peeing and pooing normal. attitude is normal. He is 15 lbs, didn't lose weight. not feeing him anything differently. He eats nutrience (all natural dry food) and Natural balance (wet food).

The only day he did not play was the day he went to the vet. Day before he was playing and the day after. Then 3 days later when he vomited again he ate, drank and played.

He is not over fed or under fed, he has a great attitude. He didn't get in to anything I am 100% sure.

Is it possible he had like the flu? or was sick? but would not his temp be high?

I am a little worried. what about acid reflux? The vet didn't really have anyting to say. It is a great vet i have been going there for over 20 yrs.

I just hope my puppy is ok now.
 
#6 ·
There is a ton of blood work that you could do, but I am not sure I would do it yet. If you had a case of viral gastroenteritis, you most likely would not spike a fever. And lets say, you overate a couple days later, you may vomit a couple more times.

Perhaps you need to just watch him carefully. The blood work can always be done and if there is no diarrhea, I do not see how a stool sample would be useful at this time. At any point you want to have blood work done, your vet should be willing to do it just for a baseline level.
 
#11 ·
yes

Tks everyone.

If Russer vomits again I am going to get a blood test done. I have read alot about chronic vomitting as well as in-breeding and common problems with the Havanese...

I Love Russer so much and I would do anything for him. He is a great dog.

Best choice of breed ever.
 
#12 · (Edited)
I'm glad to hear that your little guy seems to be feeling better. Just watch him close and call the vet if it starts again.

Wow you got him at 6 weeks old? That's a little bit early. Did you notice a difference it his development? Was there a reason the breeders adopted out their puppies so early?

PS. I agree with the best breed ever thing
 
#13 ·
Great Dog

The only thing I noticed was he was nipping a bit when he was playing. But that was corrected by 8 weeks. The puppies were taken from their mother at 5 weeks. My russer was great. He is my first dog. He was sitting, lying down, and coming at 7 weeks. all his trickes were learned by 9 weeks.

I think the dog adjusted well to me and my family. I followed the instructions of the breeder and Russer followed me. If I had any questions I could always call and I came by a few times so he could see the dog. He showed me how to train him on a leash and how to use the chain colar. It did not take Russer long to learn anything really. I was consistant and I enjoyed every minute of it even the sleepless nights of crying. It was all worth it. A lot of Work but worth every minute.

The only thing was he had a few accidents in the house till he turned about 5.5 months. But I read that Havanese can take up to a year. When I got him I trained him on a pee pad and at 8 weeks I was taking him outside. At 10 weeks he was crying when he had to go out and poop but pee I have to ask him. (still I have to ask if he wants "outside"). lol

I didn't take him to school and I don't plan on it. Russer is more well behaved then most of the dogs he plays with.

I don't know why the breeder sold the dogs early but the dogs I have seen from Russers litter are great. I am glad I got him so young.

Anyways tks for listening.
 
#16 ·
Just curious if he eats little rawhyde sticks or anything like that. We had a dog that would swallow big bites of rawhyde and they don't digest. He would throw up for a few days when that happened. We had to banish rawhyde from him and now, I have learned, they are bad for a dog anyway. Actually, he would try to eat all chewy things too fast and swallow hunks and throw it up later. Then he was fine!
 
#17 ·
Welcome, fellow Cdn. Hav owner!! I'm from near Montreal. :)
Your little Russer looks so cute!
I'm sorry about how much he's been throwing up though. I was also wondering if he's eaten anything that may have upset his stomach... plant, plastic, thread, anything really...

Has he been vaccinated recently? If so, when and for what? Just curious.

I'm glad he seems fine, plays and does everything normally. I also know, though, that sometimes that can mask something going on inside. My Ricky has liver issues, but acts normally almost all the time. A blood test would be my next step if he should vomit again, although you can get him to have a subcutaneous serum injected too, to help hydrate him. An IV works better, but if you don't want him away from home and you and the vet don't think it's a crisis, then the shot of serum can really help him feel better.

Good luck and pls. keep us posted!
 
#18 ·
Eating

Hey Again.

My dog doesn't get rawhyde or anything like that. He gets milk bones maybe 2x's per week and if he is a really good boy he gets a snasage. I am not really big on giving him treats b/c I got him so young and every treat product most said over 6 months and over 6 lbs. When I was training him he was getting roll over treats but I was told they are very bad for dogs that they are pure fat.

Russer is all up todate with his shots and checkups, he is only 6 months so he had his first 3 visits to the vet at 3 months, 4 months and 5 months. Rabies was given at 5 months. He was castrated 1 week before he started throwing up. I thought he may have caught a germ since they kept him over night to monitor him. But the vet said he had no temp, weight was fine and lungs, heart and breathing were fine.

I have not slept at all in about 6 days b/c everytime Russer makes a noise or licks his mouth I wake up and listen. I am like a mother. lol...

Another thing was when I got him at 6 weeks till he was about 3 months he had hiccups about 4 or 5 x's per day. Does anyone think there is a relation? Or am I just blowing this out of the water???

It is so hard to think something is wrong with ur best bud and there is nothing I can do but do but wait.

Any toy he had that was broken open or if I could see stuffing I ripped the rest open and threw out the stuffing inside. I don't want him chewing on "fake" cotton. he has a few cloth toys now and he loves them just as much as if they made noise. lol.

If he does however throw up again this week I will take him back to the vet and have a blood test done and then take it from there.
 
#20 ·
Tks

I am hugging him now. I don't know how to explain the way I feel about him. But I bet you all know what I am talking about. He is a bundle of Joy and brings happiness to my life and everyone he come in contact with. I am just so proud of him. Everything he does is cute and when he does something new he is even cuter. Sometimes I have to hold myself back from hugging him to hard... lol...
 
#40 ·
I am hugging him now. I don't know how to explain the way I feel about him. But I bet you all know what I am talking about. He is a bundle of Joy and brings happiness to my life and everyone he come in contact with. I am just so proud of him. Everything he does is cute and when he does something new he is even cuter. Sometimes I have to hold myself back from hugging him to hard... lol...
Awww, that is so sweet. I know just what you mean. These itty bittys are so special.
xxoox
 
#23 ·
The Nutro is supposed to be fine also but the owners said it had just started in the last month with foods the dogs had been using for a number of years. If he continues you might try another food for a while and see if it might be something they have changed in their ingredients. I was just trying to come up with something and don't know if it may be the answer but it could be a thought.
 
#24 ·
How is Russer doing now? Is he doing better?


I don't want to intrude, but why were the pups taken from their mother at 5 weeks?
It's way way too early....even if there was a good medical reason, a reputable breeder would have really waited at least until 8 wks for the pups to go to their new families....
 
#35 · (Edited)
Update.

How is Russer doing now? Is he doing better?

I don't want to intrude, but why were the pups taken from their mother at 5 weeks?
It's way way too early....even if there was a good medical reason, a reputable breeder would have really waited at least until 8 wks for the pups to go to their new families....
Hey I just spoke with the breeder and Russer and the other puppies were sperated around the middle of 6 weeks from the mother dog. I got Russer at the end of 6 weeks. He told me that 6 weeks is fine to seperate from the mother. He has another litter that will be ready in 3 weeks. 2 girls are left to be claimed pure white. I was thinking of getting another one so Russer has a play mate. But I don't want any attention taken from Russer.

Maybe I will wait for the next litter. A puppy is a lot of work. Russer was restless in the night until he was 8 weeks. LOL. A few sleepless nights... (So worth it tho)

Ps. It has been over 2 weeks since Russer was sick. He is Great. No scares and I couldn't be more relieved and relaxed now.

Tks ALL...
 
#25 ·
it's ok

I'm sorry but I do not know why the puppies were sperated from their mother so early. I know the father dog was attacking them but as for the mother not too sure. But I can find out and I will post the answer at a later date.

As for the nutro my neighbour that has a havanese from the 1st litter was feeding their dog nutro all through his puppy years and when he turned to adult food he stopped eating. My neighburs switched to Natural Balance then to (I think) Blue Brand. It is sold in Pet's mart.

As for Russer he is fine. We went for a long walk today and now he just finished his bath. He is all clean and smells like a baby.
 
#26 ·
Snowangel what time of night are you feeding him? I have a problem with Monte if he wakes up in the morning with an empty stomach he gets sick and will not eat. I usually feed dinner around 5 PM and then make sure I give him cookies before bed.

It scared the crap out of me when this first started, you could actually hear his belly making noises then :puke: Then once he would eat he would be fine so I started giving him the little extra treat before bed and have not had a problem since.
 
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