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My sister's poodle gets squeaky stomach often. He'll eat tons of grass to get over this episode. He'll have her up all night sometimes needing the grass to subside his squeaky stomach. What can she do to help him? He's had this problem for a few years. He's about 11 years old.

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Posted by DanaDVM 1655 days and 17 hours ago.

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 Start trying 1/4 tsp of Maalox in the early evening...see if it helps. Sometimes these guys go on Tagamet or Pepcid as well.

Dr.V

1655 days and 16 hours ago.

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Reply to Dr. Vamvakias's Post: Couple more questions. Should she give this to him daily or just when symptoms arise?? And, how could she give it to him. He's quite smart when it comes to medicine. Thank you for your help.

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 I don't know how often these symptoms are arising. If it is almost daily...then she should just start a routine...if less frequent, she can wait.

I had a dog that it happened every 10-12 days. So, when I noticed the dog going to the grass I used it to stop the progression.

How to give it...your options are liquid and squirt in the mouth or pill and quartering it up.  There are options of hiding and so forth, but the owner has to determine the best option for that dog.  Very few dogs just take the medicine...but if you get the liquid and syringe it in to the side of the mouth, hopefully the dog will swallow.

If it is to hard, then the pills may have to be an option.

Dr.V

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