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Bulldog regurgitation
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An_243626 posted:
I have 2 17 month old bulldogs that have had chronic regurgitation problems since 4 mos. They are from a good breeder-no history of problems. Female was runt and is deaf so can see if there are problems-male came with health guarantee. Both have had pneumonia, sound stuffy all the time, gag up mucus- regurg constantly after eating and exertion. Female going for consult this week. Her esophagus was enlarged during last bout of pneumonia, however it went back down 1 week later- male's wasn't. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Have spent thousands and they have seen multiple docs. Could it be BOTH have hernias? Could soft palate issues cause constant regurgitation. Both are fed upright - front feet on platform 12 in. off ground and are held upright 15 min. after. Have tried pepcid, metaclopramide, diet changes (Nat. Balance, Blue). HELP! Breeder SWEARS no history-paid 3K for male. THANKS
5 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitationI have 2 17 month old bulldogs that have had chronic regurgitation problems since 4 mos. They are from a good breeder-no history of problems. Female was runt and is deaf so can see if there are problems-male came with health guarantee. Both have had pneumonia, sound stuffy all the time, gag up mucus- regurg constantly after eating and exertion. Female going for consult this week. Her esophagus was enlarged during last bout of pneumonia, however it went back down 1 week later- male's wasn't. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Have spent thousands and they have seen multiple docs. Could it be BOTH have hernias? Could soft palate issues cause constant regurgitation. Both are fed upright - front feet on platform 12 in. off ground and are held upright 15 min. after. Have tried pepcid, metaclopramide, diet changes (Nat. Balance, Blue). HELP! Breeder SWEARS no history-paid 3K for male. THANKS
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moosie38 responded:
am also having this problem and have spent thousands
no hernia, no abnormalities anywhere, does any one have ideas on this, i am thinking pallete although vet says no
its only after chewing or exertion
Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitation<i>am also having this problem and have spent thousands<br />no hernia, no abnormalities anywhere, does any one have ideas on this, i am thinking pallete although vet says no<br />its only after chewing or exertion</i>
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bulldogsmama replied to moosie38's response:
-we had flouroscopies done on both dogs-they had large hiatal hernias. They also had elongated soft palates. We had their stomachs tacked and hernias repaired. Their palates were shortened with lasers and my male had his nostrils done. At the time we had it done, my female had pneumonia again-but they could still do the surgery. They are on metaclopramide and prilosec still. My male is doing great-female still has slight regurge. We feed them upright (feet on stool 16-18in. off ground) but they do not need to be held up after feedings anymore.

The fluoroscopy shows if they have motility issues-did you have one done? My vets said palate would NOT cause regurge BUT the docs at TUFTS said that the palate CAN make regurge worse with hernias because they have to breathe so hard they draw the stomach into the esophagus.
Let me know if I can answer any other questions for you...
Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitation-we had flouroscopies done on both dogs-they had large hiatal hernias. They also had elongated soft palates. We had their stomachs tacked and hernias repaired. Their palates were shortened with lasers and my male had his nostrils done. At the time we had it done, my female had pneumonia again-but they could still do the surgery. They are on metaclopramide and prilosec still. My male is doing great-female still has slight regurge. We feed them upright (feet on stool 16-18in. off ground) but they do not need to be held up after feedings anymore. <br /><br />The fluoroscopy shows if they have motility issues-did you have one done? My vets said palate would NOT cause regurge BUT the docs at TUFTS said that the palate CAN make regurge worse with hernias because they have to breathe so hard they draw the stomach into the esophagus.<br />Let me know if I can answer any other questions for you...
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graphicanne816 replied to moosie38's response:
I too am having this issue with an English Bulldog, I am so frustrated, I am beside myself literally! I don't even know how much I've spent but I'm more worried about losing my Bully. She's only 2 and has been of superior health up until her 2nd birthday...ON her 2nd birthday she started throwing up...to make a long story shorter, she ended up with aspiration pneumonia and we are are JUST NOW getting over that. (she got it on 8/20/12-today is 9/22/12) They thought she had pyloric stenosis but that was ruled out yesterday, she continues to hack and wretch stuff up. She's had a Throat Scope, Barium Swallow, she's on special medication to coat her esophagus, Zantac twice a day, special food and she's still throwing up. It's definitely not as bad as it was, BUT I'm very concerned because each time she does it, is a risk for pneumonia again!


If anyone has experience with this and can offer a helpful suggestion, please contact me! If you don't know and just want to scare me, please don't bother because when this all started, I was told everything from congestive heart failure to all be damned if I even remember everything.


Thank you so much!
Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitationI too am having this issue with an English Bulldog, I am so frustrated, I am beside myself literally! I don't even know how much I've spent but I'm more worried about losing my Bully. She's only 2 and has been of superior health up until her 2nd birthday...ON her 2nd birthday she started throwing up...to make a long story shorter, she ended up with aspiration pneumonia and we are are JUST NOW getting over that. (she got it on 8/20/12-today is 9/22/12) They thought she had pyloric stenosis but that was ruled out yesterday, she continues to hack and wretch stuff up. She's had a Throat Scope, Barium Swallow, she's on special medication to coat her esophagus, Zantac twice a day, special food and she's still throwing up. It's definitely not as bad as it was, BUT I'm very concerned because each time she does it, is a risk for pneumonia again! <br /><br /><br />If anyone has experience with this and can offer a helpful suggestion, please contact me! If you don't know and just want to scare me, please don't bother because when this all started, I was told everything from congestive heart failure to all be damned if I even remember everything. <br /><br /><br />Thank you so much!
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graphicanne816 replied to bulldogsmama's response:
That's a great idea bulldogsmama! Thanks so much! I'm going to look into the flouroscope! I'm surprised it wasn't suggested. It's terrible to watch her go through this, I WISH I could be sick instead!

Thanks!!
Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitationThat's a great idea bulldogsmama! Thanks so much! I'm going to look into the flouroscope! I'm surprised it wasn't suggested. It's terrible to watch her go through this, I WISH I could be sick instead! <br /><br />Thanks!!
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bulldogsmama replied to graphicanne816's response:
Hi- I apologize if this appears 2X, but id didn't seem to post.
Try feeding with front paws on a stool, wet food,(we put BLUE in food processor, ground til almost powder, added water until consistency of canned food, but cheaper). Feed by hand and hold her upright for 10-15 minutes after feeding. Made a BIG difference with ours- maybe until you get diagnosis to cut down risk of aspiration. I would see if it makes a difference. If you live in northeast, I would think about TUFTS. I wish we did it sooner-it would have save us money in the long run. They are reasonable and did a REALLY great job. We were told many of the same things you were. You could call TUFTS and they could possibly suggest where you could go if you are not around here. We put our female on antibiotics every day to cut down risk until we could get surgeries. Many places take Carecredit-which helped us a lot. Good luck-I know how stressful this is!!!
Report This| Share this:Bulldog regurgitationHi- I apologize if this appears 2X, but id didn't seem to post. <br />Try feeding with front paws on a stool, wet food,(we put BLUE in food processor, ground til almost powder, added water until consistency of canned food, but cheaper). Feed by hand and hold her upright for 10-15 minutes after feeding. Made a BIG difference with ours- maybe until you get diagnosis to cut down risk of aspiration. I would see if it makes a difference. If you live in northeast, I would think about TUFTS. I wish we did it sooner-it would have save us money in the long run. They are reasonable and did a REALLY great job. We were told many of the same things you were. You could call TUFTS and they could possibly suggest where you could go if you are not around here. We put our female on antibiotics every day to cut down risk until we could get surgeries. Many places take Carecredit-which helped us a lot. Good luck-I know how stressful this is!!!
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