What is wrong with my dog? allergies? vet is stumped!?

Pepcid and Tagment are perfectly fine to give to dogs. Give her a half tab twice a day with meals. Go online or to a drug store and get some Slippery Elm Bark capsules. Give her 1/2 cap, twice a day with meals. Open the cap, mix about half (its not rocket science) with a little water, and pour over the food. SEB is very good for calming the tummy and intestines. It will also help with any diarrhea without causing constipation. You can give less or more as you see how she does with it. But it does need water with it.

Other things you can do at home are making her some chamomile tea. This is also very soothing to the stomach. Finally, raw honey, not processed, is exceptionally good for the digestive tract. Check your local farmers market or buy online. Be sure it says RAW. Pure, natural, organic, and other labels do not mean it is raw. Processed honey is fine for taste, but has no health benefits. Google raw honey and you will see how good it is for you,,,or your dog. But not cats.

Finally, I do agree that she might have some acid reflux, maybe even irritable bowel syndrome. Talk to your vet about a 10 day course of Flagyl. This is an antibiotic that specifically targets the gut. If the Flagyl helps, then you are really on to something. Flagyl should not be given long term however as long term use increases the risk of some really bad side effects. A good long term and safe gut antibiotic is Tylosin/Tylan.

Another possibility is that she has developed gastritis (inflamed tummy) or even a tummy ulcer. Carafate/sulcrafate is a prescription drug that coats the tummy and is used for dog and human ulcers.

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I think you should seek a second opinion from another vet. Nothing against the first vet, but a second opinion might be helpful. I don't know about this holistic stuff though. I would stick with traditional medicine. If your pets bloodwork was fine, thats super news. It could very well be allergies. I see that a lot here in Texas. You may want to consider allergy testing. It's quite expensive though.

Please do NOT give your dog anything without your veterinarian's approval. A lot of human over the counter drugs are deadly to dogs.

Stomach gurgling is normal. It's called normal digestive sounds. if your dog has a lot of stinky gas, you need to quit giving her treats and maybe change to a dog food without any soy in it. If you could put your head on someone's stomach after a meal, you would hear gurgling.

Lip licking is often a submissive thing. Yawning is normal. It can also be a calming signal in dogs.

Diarrhea and vomiting every 4 to 5 months sounds like: nothing to worry about. Dogs do those things,just as people do. It depends, usually, on what they are eating. I have never heard of a dog that did hard swallowing. Call your vet and ask if dogs get acid reflux. Maybe something is caught in her teeth and she is trying to swallow it, have you looked?

Are you sure you aren't just obsessing normal behaviors into problems? Your dog eats, drinks, plays and likes her walks...sounds like a nice, healthy dog.

No, you're not just masking a problem. She could have esophageal reflux where stomach acid is backing up into the esophagus. With pepcid, you are limiting the amount of acid in her stomach and reducing amount of acid reaching esophagus. if her stomach is gurgly, she's gassy and that supports the hard swallowing she's doing in terms of it being a stomach acid problem. Just make sure to give her the correct amount and try it for awhile; if her esophagus is inflamed/irritated, it will take awhile to heal.

She may be nauseous due to an empty stomach or have acid reflux. Try giving an easy to digest snack an hour or so before bedtime. If there is no improvement after 2 weeks try Pepcid AC. Pepcid AC is frequently used with dogs to prevent stomach irritation due to medication.

Add: Give the Pepcid shortly before bedtime so that it will work through the night.

No, the pepcid A/C should help calm the stomach. My guy starts drooling and lip smacking when he's about to barf, the Pepcid helps a lot.

I don't think it's allergies, but it could be IBD or stress related.

Do the Pepcid once a day, as directed (it's ok to give long term) and see if this helps any.

If your vet is stumped maybe you should have gone straight to another vet rather than try to look up things and diagnose the dog yourself.

my doberman suffered from a gurgling stomach so ask the vet to give you pro biotic powders that you put in the dogs food or you can get pro biotic tablets from the health store its the tablets you get for humans however the powders from the vet are the best if you can get them. this medication will stop the gurgling and help produce friendly bacteria in the gut. you can also buy ginger root tablets for dogs that will stem the sickness feeling she gets. these product do work as i have used them on my dogs. good luck

many people medicines are toxic to dogs, don't try something a vet didn't suggest.

have her heart checked, heart problems can lead to similar symptoms to what you describe, when fluid builds up around the lungs or belly. .

need to check her liver. my friends dog had that whole thing with vomit at night and it was her liver. yea dont give your god any meds bc some ppl meds kill doggys!