(02-14-2010 03:40 AM)dannilou Wrote: [ -> ]we often have this problem with titan, he gulps down his food than lays by his water bowl and constantly drinks by leaving his head on the bowl. we think that the water swells all the food up and pushes it out of his tummy. so we monitor him closely if he goes near water after dinner i pick him up and pat him. cheeky little bugger goes straight back though
Ha! Yeah, Fawkes never stops drinking so this may be the problem.
Another thought is that I read that sometimes when they eat from a food bowl on the ground and have to bend over, that it compresses their tummies and can make it hard to keep food down. The suggestion was to put their bowls up on something, phone books or a special elevated bowl. Our guys stopped doing it and I put one dry biscuit bowl up slightly elevated anyway, out of location reasons not the throwing up issue. Might just be the over-eating or eating too fast issue.
Where have I been? Poor baby Fawkes! I hope Albus isn't teaching him bad habits
. Is he okay now? I've seen dog bowls which were off the ground sort of like a table almost.
(02-17-2010 10:47 PM)KatLeen Wrote: [ -> ]Where have I been? Poor baby Fawkes! I hope Albus isn't teaching him bad habits . Is he okay now? I've seen dog bowls which were off the ground sort of like a table almost.
He's fine now. Do you think Albus could teach him to eat non-food items?
I wouldn't put it past him, that rascal!