What can I give my dog for GERD?

Treating acid reflux can be as simple as changing your dog’s food, or as major as surgery. Most veterinarians will recommend changing your dog’s diet to boiled chicken, rice, and/or blanched broccoli in order to sufficiently reduce the acid reflux. These meals should be given in small amounts throughout the day.

What heals esophagus from acid reflux?

These include antacids (Maalox, Mylanta, others); medications that reduce acid production, called H-2-receptor blockers, such as cimetidine (Tagamet HB); and medications that block acid production and heal the esophagus, called proton pump inhibitors, such as lansoprazole (Prevacid) and omeprazole (Prilosec).

Is GERD common after bariatric surgery?

Acid reflux is more properly known as gastro-esophageal reflux disease, or GERD. GERD is experienced by up to 50% of morbidly obese people, regardless of whether or not they’ve had bariatric surgery.

What are the signs of acid reflux in dogs?

Here are other signs of acid reflux in dogs:

  • Lip licking or trying to lick the air.
  • Decreased appetite.
  • Vomiting bile.
  • Grinding their teeth or snapping their jaw.
  • Painful swallowing (they may cry or whine)
  • Regurgitation of their food.
  • Weight loss.
  • Restlessness or signs of discomfort.

What natural remedy can I give my dog for acid reflux?

7 Tricks that may help your GERD Dog

  • Fresh Ginger. My chiropractor suggested we try ginger once per day for Pebbles since it appears to help people with the same condition.
  • Slippery Elm.
  • Pre and Probiotics.
  • Digestive Enzymes.
  • Smaller, more frequent Meals.
  • Sleeping with an Elevated Head.
  • Chiropractic Adjustments.

How can I help my dog with acid reflux?

Dogs with GERD often do best with a low-fat prescription diet. This helps reduce the production of stomach acid. Feeding small, frequent meals can also help reduce reflux into the esophagus. Finally, despite all of these measures, it is likely that at least some degree of reflux will still occur.

What can you do for a dog with acid reflux?

The treatment for acid reflux in dogs usually consists of withholding food for one or two days. Then feeding can resume with small, frequent meals of a low-fat, low-protein diet, rather than large, infrequent meals. Fat and protein are usually responsible for increasing gastric acid, so they must be regulated.

How can I ease my dogs acid reflux?