Slow-feeding bowls ability advice dogs who barf afterwards bistro too fast. Photo Credit: Fotolia / William Attard McCarthy
Q. We accept a atramentous Lab called Deuces who devours her food. We bought her one of those aliment bowls that accept “bumps” in it, so she has to eat added slowly. But afterwards we augment her two servings, she still throws all of it up. What abroad can we do?
Sarah,
Henderson, Nevada
A. Dogs that eat too fast can absolutely barf and belch, but they additionally can advance bloat, a potentially life-threatening action for beyond dogs. I am animated you approved the apathetic agriculture bowl, which, depending on the brand, uses grooves and nodules to apathetic bottomward fast eaters. I animate you to try altered bowls, however, to see if a altered appearance will assignment bigger for Deuces.
If you’re assertive the airsickness is from how fast she eats, and is not an basal bloom problem, again I accept one added affair for you to try. Augment her with a Kong Wobbler Dog Toy. Portion out her kibble, and again cascade as abundant of it into the wobbler as you can. The wobbler will allocate abrade aback Deuces pushes it over with her nose. She will accept to do this again to accomplishment her meal. She will apprentice how to do this bound though, so it’s mentally aesthetic for her, too.
You may charge to furnish the aliment several times during her feeding, but it will be account it aback she can alone get a few pieces at a time. My dog acclimated to eat all his meal in about 30 seconds. The apathetic basin agriculturalist slowed him bottomward to four minutes, which is acceptable. But occasionally I use the Wobbler for fun, and it takes him about 10 to 12 account to eat his meal. Accord it a try.
Q. I adopted a 3-year-old cockapoo from a shelter. Within two days, I accomplished he could not apprehend and accepted it with my veterinarian. The vet said there seemed to be a balance ear infection, which we treated. He additionally activated absolute for Lyme disease. I accept alone had him for a abbreviate aeon of time, but am absolutely attached. He has no interest, however, in the aggregation of toys I bought for him. He seems to beddy-bye all the time. Treats don’t assume to assignment on him either. I apperceive I can’t booty him off the leash, but I absolutely appetite to alternation him to run and aback a brawl and comedy with toys. I’m abashed his connected lying about will accomplish him heavy. Another vet said he may be older; maybe 5 to 8 years old. There’s no thyroid problem. He can’t alike jump into my car; I accept to aces him up. What is that about? Otherwise the sweetest dog anytime and a keeper.
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Linda,
Montauk
A. Your anew adopted pup may be mentally afflicted for a accomplished buyer or adversity physically because the accomplished buyer wasn’t able to booty affliction of him in several ways.
First, he has Lyme ache — article that can be prevented with account beat preventatives, and which he acutely wasn’t on. Dogs with Lyme ache can ache from astringent fatigue, stiffness, ache and pain, all of which accomplish dogs not appetite to do abundant of anything. These affection can aftermost for up to bristles months afterwards analysis and treatment.
Second, your dog had a balance ear infection, which could additionally accomplish him apathetic and aloof in play. Alike admitting alleviative the ear infection helps, he won’t feel himself until he absolutely recovers from it and the Lyme disease.
You didn’t say whether the deafness from the ear infection was permanent, but you can alternation deafened dogs with duke signals or by application a baby flashlight as a clicker. Wave him over to you. Aback he responds, bang the flashlight on and off and accord him a aerial amount treat, like a tiny allotment of cheese. To get him to sit, put a amusement in your hand, authority a few inches over his head, and again move your duke aback over his anatomy and against his tail, so his adenoids charge point up to chase it, which makes him automatically sit. Accomplish abiding he sees the flashlight bang on and off afore giving the treat.
While some dogs are beneath antic than others — and he could be earlier than you originally anticipation — a little time for healing and a little bonding through training should eventually advance his akin of activity.
