I'm not sure what's going on to be honest....yesterday (Friday) I fed him breakfast at his usual 5:30 AM and then I just couldn't stay up so I went back to sleep. I woke up around 7:30 to find him sleeping soundly nearby but I then found 3 areas in the living room where he had apparently vomited (and then "cleaned up after himself). Somehow I slept through the how event but he seemed fine.
He ate a 1/2 can for lunch - we're trying to increase his caloric intake in the hope of putting some weight on him - and he did fine. Dinner: he seemed alright for the most part. A little restless but he climbed up on the couch, snuggled down next to me and went into a normal dog food coma for a couple hours.
Then this morning: at 3 AM he woke up and tried to vomit. After a couple of retches he attempted to eliminate but nothing came out. He only did it once and then went back to sleep. He seemed fine and in his normal "I'm starving" mode for breakfast at 6 AM so I fed him. And it was as if he never had surgery! He gassed up like a balloon but belched and de-gassed fairly quickly. Then the hypersalivation began, and the "hoovering" of anything and everything in order to try to make himself vomit. It took about an hour to get him to to through his process: gas up, slobber, fight me to hoover, belch, de-gas, repeat.
Finally he settled down and fell into a deep sleep around 7:30 AM. I'm exhausted. And of course, it's Saturday------and even if I had to take him back to the specialty/emergency clinic, his internist is at a conference and won't be back until TUESDAY!
I hope he has an easier day....I'm thinking of spreading his meals out thoroughout the day now--same amount but give in smaller portions over the course of the day. Fortunately I am home this time of year and can do this with little inconvenience. This poor dog--he just can't catch a break!
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