What does his poop look like? Firm? Watery? Light brown? Medium brown? Any mucus?

How long has this been going on?

Is he stressed?

Has he ever been tested for food allergies?

Not feeding him at all is probably a good thing. Just give him some ice cubes to keep him hydrated. If you are going to feed him, canned pumpkin is very good for an upset stomach and generally dogs love it.

My dog gets this quite often, it sounds like roman candles going off in her tummy. She weighs 5 lbs and I can give her 1/4th of a Pepcid when this happens, she will also chew up 1/2 of a tums. The tums seems to help her the most and I always give her a little bite of one when she goes to bed along with a snack of a few cheerios to help keep the stomach acid down over night.

Oh my. Remember that dogs don't do well with food changes and you've listed several "extra" things that he would probably do better without.

I echo the questions others have asked.

Stick to his regular food, or rice with a little bland chicken in it during periods of trouble. Or let him miss a meal here or there, that can help too. Having an "eat and you'll get better" approach isn't usually true for humans or animals anyway but especially not true with digestive problems.

Call the vet and ask what kind of over the counter tummy medicine can be given - I forget which and it may vary by breed.

Lastly, it sounds like your vet is taking a shotgun approach. If doggy's symptoms persist, it may be time to take him to an internal medicine specialist, if you can afford the consultation.

Good luck.

What does his poop look like? Firm? Watery? Light brown? Medium brown? Any mucus? IT VARIES FROM NORMAL MEDIUM TO LIGHT BROWN TO MUCUSY DEPENDING ON WHAT HE HAS EATEN. GRASS AND SLIME WHEN HE'S AT HIS WORST.

How long has this been going on? HE HAS HAD THIS OFF AND ON DURING HIS LIFE OF 10 YEARS, BUT USUALLY GOES AWAY WITH SYRINGE FEEDING OF BABY FOOD CHICKEN. WHEN I GET EVEN A LITTLE FOOD DOWN HIM, THE STOMACH STOPS THE NOISES.

Is he stressed? SHOULD NOT BE BUT WE DID LOSE OUR CAT AND THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS AFFECTED, EMOTIONAL. THAT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SO ALL IS WELL NOW EXCEPT HE HAS NO ONE TO HARASS.

Has he ever been tested for food allergies? NO

Thank you, Georgy. He would not lick or eat an ice cube, but I can pick up some pumpkin. I know to get the plain pumpkin, not pie mix.

Mimi, I have Pepcid and read the dosage online so maybe I'll try that this morning.

He's a Westie. It's what they do. Tummy rumbles are the topics of tons of posts on Westie forums. Best advice is to feed more numerous but smaller meals as it seems to sometimes be related to an empty tummy.

Fortunately it's rarely serious. The owners of dogs who are prone to it eventually figure out what combo works best for their dog. Getting some food he will eat in him is usually the best way to get the tummy gremlins to stop.

Oh, poor Mr. O! Our Westies improved if I could keep some *bulk* in them. Plain rice w/a little chicken broth for flavor. Our most beautiful (thus most closely bred) Westie did well with Minure Rice and lean ground beef or cottage cheese. I had a separate bottle of Pepto-Bismol and syringe just for the dog.

Did the vet do a stool culture? Blood test OK? Teeth good?

My vet has me give my little dog half of a regular 10 MG pepcid daily. Also recommended the pumpkin which does help with the firming of the stool. She recommended liquid pepto bismol. I have a medication syringe that I squirt it down her throat with. Most of it ends up on me! But it helps quite fast.

I do use the Probiotics recommended and a little apple cider vinegar in her food.

She too has had tummy issues her whole life. I suspect it could be from when she was on her own and eating bugs and grubs to survive.

I hope you have good results quickly!

I gave him a Pepcid, took him up to the pet store to get a packet of pumpkin where the clerk was feeding him duck treats and he was acting adorable to get more. Took him to a field for exercise, put food on a plate when we got home which he refused. Oh well, his stomach isn't making noises, so I'm not going to worry about it for now.Raven--

I know someone else who gives their dog Pepcid daily. Yes, I'm putting the probiotics on his food.

Chisue--I agree with the bulk, something on the tummy. Yes the vet did the stool culture and blood work, and both were ok. I'll get some Pepto too.

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions, everyone. I knew I'd get help and suggestions from all the experienced dog people on KT. We'll carry on here, do the best to get food down him. Sometimes I wonder if he's just spoiled rotten except for the stomach noise and anxiety.

Let's hope this episode is, er, passing.

Like Raven, I've had my share of pink all over me. You think they've swallowed it, but...no! A shake of the head... pant legs, cabinets and floor are pink. Pip and Eliot each had his own small bottle of P-B in the back hall closet.

Oski ate last night and again this morning. I gave a Pepcid yesterday morning and again today. I hope he'll continue on this path. I'm happy to get through it without a trip to the vet (so far).

This just came across Facebook. I don’t know whether it's true about Pepto having xylitol, but check it out before you give it to your pup.

And this directly from the FDA...

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/paws-xylitol-its-dangerous-dogs

...but my relatively new bottle of Pepto does not include xylitol so I'd check the home supplies that y'all have before you toss. And check any new purchases to see if it's a new content.

Wow, good to know. In dog training class they cautioned us about dogs getting sugar-free gum which can contain zylitol. Thanks, Blu and Winter.

Sometimes, dog food companies will change their recipes without ever saying a word about it. Unless you check ingredients each time you buy a new bag, it's hard to know if it has changed. This has affected my dog a couple of times....Another thing is that sometimes a brand new bag of your regular food can be contaminated with something, making the dog sick. This has also happen to our dog twice. Then, one time with her favorite Old Mother Hubbard treats she had been on for a long time...I bought a new bag and she got terribly sick, cost us $400.00 at the vet...of course, it was still up to me to figure out what made her sick in the first place.

Socks...Snoops says the warning about xylitol in Pepto is a false rumor [dated 2018 on their
website]...but it never hurts to be careful.

Oscar is so cute.....glad he's starting to feel better. We feel so helpless when our fur babies get sick. Such a worry!

Sometimes mine has a gurgling tummy and she doesn't want to eat anything. I leave some of her dry food out and she eats when she's ready. She may skip a day. It doesn't hurt her. I felt like by the time I figured out some solution (at least in my mind) it's difficult to know what really works and whether just letting her decide to eat when she's hungry again is the best solution for us. Once in awhile she will throw up bile but it doesn't happen very often and never seems to bother her.