Lol, thanks for your response! Got a laugh out of the second last paragraph. I do indeed wash the bowl out frequently, too!

To update, I had another chat with the vet who believed the throwing up was a result of giving too much food at once. She gave some helpful solutions and said if there were still any issues or sickness the next day, they’d get him booked in immediately.

In the meanwhile, someone on reddit suggested he may have gotten sick off his old food somehow or that there was something contaminating it like mold. I hadn’t even thought of this before and tried giving him a small portion of kibble from the same brand but from a different bag. He ate it up happily. Since then, I’ve been giving him small portions to get his stomach adjusted again, working his way up to normal, with no sickness or issues!

Either there was something wrong with the old food, or my support of his political viewpoints set him back on track again. Phew!

Same brand, but a wet food variety instead of his usual kibble. I figured the wet food might be more enticing to him!

Thank you so much for your thorough reply! I was thinking that as well, that he may have gotten too much food in too fast after such a long wait. I’ll try feeding him a smaller amount next time and see if his stomach tolerates that better. He’s a fast eater at the best of times and has had multiple occasions where he’s drank his water too fast and then barfed a bit up; normally I wouldn’t think too much of it but combined with all the other stress it got me really anxious.

As for the questions:

He’s 5 years old Male, neutered

In the past he’s had a lot of skin issues (he’s a hairless) but that was fixed up a couple months ago after a couple visits and some antibiotics; he’s got some autoimmune issues it seems, because the bacteria on his skin that normally would be at a normal level was basically multiplying rapidly and causing itchiness. Fortunately ever since the course of antibiotics he hasn’t had any more problems there!

I haven’t noticed any other symptoms going on. He still enjoys play and walks, and is drinking the same amount of water as he used to. Not sleepy or lethargic. Excited to see his favorite people. Overall the only issues I’ve observed have been the lack of eating and the weight loss as a result of that.

Yes, we do at least one play session daily and at least two walks daily, typically three. He still enjoys them but I’m a bit worried about expending too much energy when he hasn’t got enough food to make up for it.