Hi Everyone, Hope you're all doing well. I am a bit concerned about my Frenchie, Louie, who is a happy one year old pup. Around 2 weeks ago he started to vomit and regurgitate quite frequently so I took him to the vet and he couldn't figure out what was happening. After several failed attempts I decided to go to another vet which was recommended by the breeder from where I got Louie. The second vet suspected that he has bacteria (mucus) in the esophagus which might have been caused with an infection and as a reason for this he is regurgitating and vomiting his food. The vet prescribed antibiotics for 15 days to help the infection and mucus in the esophagus to heal. I also changed his food from kibble to wet food for now as instructed by the vet. X-Rays for Megaseophagus were also done and results came in negative. It's been almost a week and I have seen some progress but vomiting and regurgitation is still happening. Recently Louie is making a little bit more sounds than usual which is concerning me. I am afraid that he is vomiting because of a soft palate or BOAS. Attached in the link below are 2 clips to show his behaviour and sounds. The grunting sound (snore like) happens when he inhales. Link: https://we.tl/t-oV9VaqzRyZ Can anyone please tell me if it's normal for a Frenchie to make such noises frequently and if he is in pain or discomfort because of these grunts. Thanks so much!
I am sorry Jonathan but I cannot help you as I do not know anything about Frenchies but hopefully @BronsonTheBulldog will see this and be able to advise you more.
@Jeff Crook may also be able to give you some advice Jonathan when he is online. It is rather quiet here at the moment so not everyone is around. However, both he and Gareth @BronsonTheBulldog will see your problem in their Alerts when they log in, so hopefully you will get a response.
I just did not want you to think that you were being ignored. I do not know if either get email notifications if they are tagged, but even if they do not they will get an Alert as soon as they log on.
I’m not sure how to answer this question as I always defer to what the vet tells us. My oldest baby definitely gets to excited and has a hard time breathing if he gets over exerted, but the vomiting is a new one for me. Have you tried slowing down his eating with a different type of bowl?
Hi and welcome to Breedia. I'm not sure about the regurgitation, but I've found a friend's dog makes loads more grunting noises than my little man, but like humans, dogs comes in all shapes and sizes and some suffer with health conditions more than others. I've had BOAS and castration surgery performed on Bronson and he was fine after it, not that he had a major problem before. I did it mearly for health benefits and comfort during the warmer months, so he wasn't struggling as much when he's been for a walk or having a mad 5 minutes. Hope this helps, and if you have any more questions feel free to ask?
Thank you for your answer. I have a check up with another vet so I get another opinion. The vomiting almost stopped now but he is still regurgitating frequently. When he jumps or gets a little bit excited he is regurgitating immediately. I hope it's nothing serious. Fingers crossed
Yes I use a slow feeder bowl so he can eat slower but the problem is still there. I will speak to another vet tomorrow maybe he will give me a different opinion. Thanks for your message
How sad, I hope the vets can come up with the reason, and find a cure. I hope my experience is an extreme case. I lost Harry, my first Löwchen, with regurgitation issues. He had brought back a little milk whilst in the nest, but didn't really start regurgitating till he was about six months old. He was seen by several vets, and all of his tests proved negative. His breeder actually worked for a vet, so he went back and had numerous scans and x-rays while there - all of which were negative. We tried many practical things with him, - he would keep his food down for longer, but it always came back. If it was to happen nowadays I think I would be tempted to try feeding upright in a Bailey Chair, but I don't think anyone in the UK had heard of them back in the 1980's.
Just been thinking, is his bowl on the floor or is it raised? As I remember seeing a program about a dog having to be fed in a wooden box with his head held up while they fed him, as he couldn't keep his food down otherwise, which I just realised @CaroleC mentioned in her post. I've raised little man's bowl up so he doesn't have to lean over and seems to make it easier for him to eat without taking in loads of extra air! Just a thought about something that may help?
