Acid reflux in older dog

[Gazhasteeth]

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My 12 year old Staffy/Lab cross has started to regurgitate a little bit of liquid when he stands up sometimes, its not everyday but is increasing in frequency.
He's always been an utter grub hound and I think the smells of us making the evening meal get his juices going a bit too much and his old stomach cant take it anymore.
Would tree barks powder be something to try?
I know some vets prescribe PPI drugs but if they cause acid rebound in humans when you stop taking them then I'm wary of going down that route.

 

[JoanneF]

I wonder if feeding smaller meals more frequently would help?

 

[JudyN]

Could you also try giving him a few tiny snacklettes while you're cooking to give the stomach acids something to work on - or maybe feed him just before? Obviously any small snacks should be taken out of his daily food ration, not extras.

 

[Gazhasteeth]

I wonder if feeding smaller meals more frequently would help?

He's on twice a day, which is the only practical way of doing it for us, I did try 3 meals for a few weeks whilst off work it didn't really help.

 

[Gazhasteeth]

Could you also try giving him a few tiny snacklettes while you're cooking to give the stomach acids something to work on - or maybe feed him just before? Obviously any small snacks should be taken out of his daily food ration, not extras.

The trouble that we we have is my partner and I frequently eat at different times due to work, I've had a little success with stuffing a Rennie inside a small bit of cheese whilst cooking but that doesn't seem a long term solution, I'm convinced it's a food expectation thing though as it only ever happens in the early evening, never overnight in in the morning.

 

[JoanneF]

You can get feeding devices that release food on a timer. That sort of thing might help?

 

[Torin]

You can get feeding devices that release food on a timer. That sort of thing might help?

Adding onto this suggestion specifically, many of the automatic feeders which are the round design (4 or 5 meal spaces) fit Kong food enrichment toys in the slots. So in addition to food being available at more frequent times, you can do slow-release food rather than something to immediately gobble.

 

[Lurcherlad2]

The trouble that we we have is my partner and I frequently eat at different times due to work, I've had a little success with stuffing a Rennie inside a small bit of cheese whilst cooking but that doesn't seem a long term solution, I'm convinced it's a food expectation thing though as it only ever happens in the early evening, never overnight in in the morning.

In that case, I’d keep back a little of his daily ration so he can have a small amount just before anyone starts to prep a meal in the evening.

If it still happens, then a vet check to rule out other causes.

If the vet recommends a daily dose of a PPI, then side effects would be less harmful than continued reflux, apparently.

 

[Mad Murphy]

Ok so we were having this problem with George who is a seven-year-old beagle basically he was getting us up every morning at half past four just to throw up yellow bile the vets diagnosed him with billious vomiting syndrome. They prescribed omeprazol a better antacid than Rennie.

However we have discovered that by changing his meal time slightly and making sure that he has a plain dry biscuit (a rich tea) before he goes to bed at night averts these problems so he gets his breakfast slightly later at 8 a.m. he gets lunch which is just a dog biscuit, then he gets a four o'clock dog biscuit ,his dinner at 7 pm and then just before he goes to bed the rich tea biscuit, we also have always fed our dogs on raised platforms which does tend to help with these kinds of problems as well.

Good luck.

 

[Laco]

Our last dog as well as our current girl, both had this issue. Resolution for both was and is to feed small meals more frequently/ We currently feed our three relatively small meals daily, and though the issue is not completely resolved, its probably 98% resolved.