eating too fast and water

[fsm1991]

I have a five year old Cairn Terrier. She eats really fast and then drinks a large amount of water. This causes her to vomit. She then proceeds to eat what she just brought up. How can I stop this and is she doing this to simply eat again?

Best Regards

fsm1991

[Sarah]

Hi FSM has your dog always ate to fast, or when has this started. Was there any food issues when she was a pup? Does she show any signs of aggression in play with you, or towards any other animals or people? Has she ever gone hungry or was she ever starved, that you know of? Has she shown fear.

If the answer is no to all of the above. You can feed the dog more often smaller amounts of food, and include her water in with the food. You can try putting a large rock in the middle of the bowl [something that she cannot eat] and place her food around the rock. This will slow her down, or feed her little by little by hand, and limit her water intake after meals.

let us know how it goes

[mia]

Yes I agree with Sarah, what is her history? How many pups were in the litter and did she have to hurry up and eat before nothing was left. What would happen if you just left a dish of food and water out all day and let her eat when she felt like it? I don't do that, I feed my girls in the morning and evening, but when I had my cat I let her dish out and she could eat whenever she wanted.

Now on the water issue, I would just put a small amount in the dish, my Chihuahua would drink too fast also and then huck it up.

[Belleza]

You said the pup is 5 yrs old, did you just get this dog ?

If you have had the dog a while.. or just gotten it,was it with other dogs until this point ?
Is there other dogs / pets in the house other than this dog ?
What has happened or is new.. to this dog that it is reacting too.. also, other than food issue ?
Have U talked to other Craine Terrier owners, it could be a trait of the breed?
I also read in dog mag's about the bowl w/ the raised areas, making the dogs eat slower because they have too..as far as drinking, Put less water in the bowl.. and let the pup drink a little at a time, some times puttng ice in it to melt, would be a way of taking care of the problem if you are not there all the time, Only so much at a time will melt, they have no choice to be "drink" it slowly as it melts.
Also, could it be separation anxieties showing up ?

I have two dogs,
Fancee a mixed , pek and Skeeter a Cavalier..
At first both ate like crazy.. then when they realized they are fed together.. plenty of food.. I keep food and water available all the time. Dry food.
2 times a day they get their favorite wet food.. limited amt.

Now they do not gorge themselves.. they eat .. norm and some times Leave some til later.. If they get hungry I will hear one of them munching on the dry food.

Now all is normal.. they will even wait on one another to eat.. then finish what is left.
The only time they really get testy is if I give them table scraps.. which is very seldom..and usually only a tiny bit, on top of their wet food.

Let us know how your pup is doing and keep posting, you may say something that tips us off and we can help more.

[fsm1991]

Hi Sarah:

My dog is a true foodie dog. The slighest noise in thew kitchen bring her running and snaps her to attention. She becomes very aggressive towards other dogs at meal times. Fortunately this doesn't happen very often. She is an only child. It seems she eats very quickly because she wants to get all of the food she can. As a result, she will drink a lot of water and then vomit. She will then eat her vomit. It seems she does this so that the second time around she can actually enjoy her food. My wife and myself find this practice to be disgusting. We have been trying to keep her from drinking water for a short period of time after she eats and we have had some success. We are not sure if this is behavioral or a medical issue. Thanks for your help.

fsm1991

[fsm1991]

Hi Belleza:

We got our dog from a very good breeder. She is an only child. She eats like somebody is going to take it away from her. I am going to try to slow her down with your suggestion. We are attempting to regulate her water intake by allowing her to drink smaller amounts of water and then we put it up. The disgusting part of this whole deal is that she vomits and then eats that. We are not sure if this is behavioral or a medical issue. Thanks for the response.

fsm1991

[fsm1991]

Hi Mia:

There was only one other dog in her litter. We are currently working on limiting the amout of water. We have had some success. Thanks for the reply

fsm1991

[jude09]

Hello fsm1991 if your puppy drinks too much water it can be a sign of bladder stones (hopefully not though) so just to be sure I suggest that you have

your vet look at her.

I also suggest you have a take a look at this post;

Doggy Bladder Stones

[Sarah]

Good point Jude! I was thinking more of bloat.

fsm every dog is a foodie.

[MaryAnn]

You might want to try placing your dogs' food into an interactive toy where he/she will have to work to get the food out. It will come out slowly. Your dog will be entertaining himself all the while having his meal.