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I don’t remember if I told you before, but over the past few months, my tummy has gotten a bit sensitive. And a sensitive tummy is definitely no fun!
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\nIt started out of the blue with me running around really quickly near mommy — I had this funny feeling in my tummy, and I didn’t quite know what to make of it. <\/p>\n

I made sure I got mommy’s attention (running around with my ears down and giving her that look<\/em>, definitely got her attention), and she stared at me for a moment. Then she jumped right up and opened the sliding door to the backyard. Know what I did then? I zoomed right outta there!<\/p>\n

My tummy felt queasy, and my throat made this strange sound. I tasted something just as strange, and in a few moments I was emptying some yellow stuff on the grass. Good thing mommy was right there with me, or I would have wanted to taste it!<\/p>\n

Mommy did some research online, and found that the yellow probably meant stomach acid. She also read that it was a very common thing in Shepherd breeds. She kept an eye on me for the rest of the day, but after I threw up I was as good as new…running and jumping and wrecking havoc all over the place.<\/p>\n

Some days passed by, and there I was… giving mommy that look<\/em> agaom. Sure enough, there I went, throwing up the yellow stuff again. It wasn’t a lot — nothing to go totally crazy about. But mommy kept all my episodes <\/em>written down on paper so she could tell the doctor about it if she needed to.<\/p>\n

In the beginning, my episodes happened about twice a month. Then they started occurring more and more. Mommy didn’t call the doctor though, because she had read that this was common, and that sometimes doggies need to be fed twice a day instead of once. <\/p>\n

The worst was at the beginning of September, when I threw up a few times in one week, and the first time being 2 days in a row. That’s when mommy got really nervous and called the doctor. She feels bad for waiting so long, but since it was so few and far between earlier on, she didn’t want to drag <\/em>me to the doctor for no reason.<\/p>\n

The doctor didn’t sound worried at all. She also said it sounded like stomach acid, and that mommy should try and feed me two meals instead of one. She also told mommy to give me some Pepcid… 20 mg twice a day for the first day, and once again the next morning, while starting me on meals two times that next morning. That was September 12. <\/p>\n

I am happy to say, that the weekend before September 12 was the last time I threw up… 13 full days without the yellow stuff. <\/p>\n

Until two days ago.<\/p>\n

I was having a very peaceful Sunday morning. Daddy was outside working on the roof, and mommy had just gotten up. Nala and I were laying around. I hadn’t yet eaten my breakfast. All of a sudden, I got this strange, familiar feeling in my tummy. I started pacing back and forth, and alerted mommy with that look<\/em>. As she had done so many times before, she opened the sliding door and I zoomed outside to throw up on the grass. As before, it was yellow.<\/p>\n

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Now maybe it was because mommy was late in feeding me my breakfast — who knows. Maybe my tummy had gotten used to eating at a certain time in the morning. Mommy is going to start keeping track of my episodes again, in case things start to get worse again. I think though, that mommy is going to make sure I eat my breakfast early in the morning. <\/p>\n

Poor Nala… she doesn’t get fed twice a day, ’cause she doesn’t eat that much. So when mommy feeds me my breakfast, Nala goes all crazy because I’m getting food and she isn’t. She’s even eaten a little of my food a few times!! So, now when mommy feeds me my breakfast, she always puts a little treat in Nala’s bowl. But that doesn’t stop her from trying to sneak my food! That’s right, Nala! I see you!<\/p>\n

Have any of you bigger doggies ever had this tummy problem before? If so, what did you <\/em>do about it?<\/p>\n

By the way…<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven’t noticed, I finally have more than 100 followers on my Facebook page<\/a>, and almost 100 Google friends! I know it’s not as much as some other doggies have, but for me, it’s awesome! Thanks to all of you who chose to follow my daily antics. <3\n\nWishing you all a non-yellow Tuesday!\n\nWoofs & hugs, friends! <3\n\n~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl)\nP.S… If you’re a human who blogs about your furry, or a furry who blogs about your human… or even a furry who blogs about your life… I invite you to follow me via Google Friend Connect (see box in the right-hand column –>), and join me on Facebook<\/a>. Please let me know you’ve visited — I love reading other blogs and making new friends. <3<\/em><\/p>\n

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