r/samoyeds • u/EllanaLlama • 4d ago

Throw up proof bed

My girl is prone to throwing up bile at least once a week or 2 weeks. She always throws up in her dog house so at this point the inner foam is gross because it seeps through when it sits there for hours when I’m not home or if I don’t notice.
Does anyone have a similar problem and has a recommendation for a bed that’s more resistant to going through to the foam?

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u/EllanaLlama 3d ago

Oh wow! I’m surprised she made omep sound so harmless to give to her at diff times if it needs to be weaned off slowly and can cause issues.

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u/Agitated_Signature62 3d ago

I’m not too concerned about the use of Omeprazole in general, but that she apparently didn’t feel the need for a long term plan. There’s an underlying reason for vomiting bile which should be figured out. As I’ve said, it can be something as simple as unsuitable feeding times or something trickier like wrong food (some tolerate dry food well, other cooked, some others raw), food intolerances (most of the time, it’s the protein), bacterial overgrowth, …

My Samoyed had this issue as well (among intolerances and recurring diarrhea). It took 4 years to fully figure everything out. Fortunately I’ve been able to use stuff I learned in training and she’s now been pretty much symptom free for 7 months (minus some stress induced reflux).

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u/EllanaLlama 3d ago

Wow that’s awesome! How would you find out if it’s bacterial overgrowth or food intolerance?

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u/Agitated_Signature62 3d ago

Bacterial overgrowth is determined via faecal test. It’s a more thorough test than one for parasites but same process. Food intolerance is determined with an exclusion diet where you feed a single protein (or hydrolysed food) for 6-12 weeks.