Why Do Dogs Throw Up?

Dog owners are exposed to the vomiting bouts of the pet one time or another. There are several reason why a dog would expulse the food from its stomach. Dogs are not unlike humans that commonly vomit if something that does not agree with the stomach was eaten. It is not surprising for a dog to have an upset stomach because this voracious eater would eat anything from spoiled food to inedible objects.

Nature though has provided our four legged friends with an effective way of purging unwanted food and foreign objects from the stomach. All the dog need to do is eat grass and all the things ingested that were not accepted by the dog’s system will be thrown up. A vomiting bout will occur if the dog has consumed considerable amount of food and has drank a lot of water too quickly. The vomiting can be the result of the new dog food. Although quite uncommon, stress can make the dog vomit.

A dog that was taken to a new home where there are already other pet dogs will vomit. A nervous and highly stressed dog would vomit if suddenly introduced to a household that has large and dominant pet dogs. This kind of vomiting can be a passing inconvenience and normally does not need any treatment. The vomiting will usually disappear after a while and the dog will be its usual energetic self. Owners of normally healthy dogs don’t really take the occasional vomiting of the pet seriously. Pet owners can usually manage this kind of vomiting at home. You simply need to withhold food for 24 hour to give the dog’s stomach the chance to settle down.

The vomiting of the dog may have other causes aside from dietary indescrition. Actually, vomiting is not a disease but a symptom of an illness. It is necessary for a dog owner to carefully observe the condition of the vomiting dog.

A dog owner should be concerned if the pet that is vomiting repeatedly also has diarrhea, is lethargic and has developed a temperature. A pet may be vomiting because it has eaten something poisonous. Vomiting can be due to parasites infestation or infectious diseases such as parvovirus. Vomitus that is tinged with blood is a symptom of stomach ulcers, intestinal obstruction, pancreatitis and kidney problem. A do that has been vomiting for 24 hours must be taken to a veterinary facility at once as proper management is necessary to save the life of the pet.