My dog wont stop throwing up HELP- 1 week?

Question

My dog has been throwing up for a week now, her routine and diet has been the exact same. The dog food is not on the recall list. I called a vet, and they say if she is going one and two (which she still is) then there isnt much they can do... she is throwing up just foamy bile. And she wont stop...
why is she throwing up
how can i get her to stop
what can i do for her????
ps... she is 4.... she has been just as active...
Thanks for the help
Cathy

Answer 1

I would have her checked out. It may be Kennel cough starting often there is a yellow phlegm they cough up.

Answer 2

I have a 5 yr old Lab , she has done this throughout her life on some occasions , for number of reasons that still to this day i have no idea why - out of the blue she will just get days where she will just persistently start throwing up back to back , not holding anything down . But , If it ever lasted more then a day or two , I would be concerned . Honey if your vet told you that there was nothing you could do about that and basically oh well , then you do need to take your pet somewhere else. A day maybe even two ok chock it up to she got into something in the garbage or picked up a bug but a week , nah , theres something wrong , that needs to be addressed , until you can get her in , heres a few tips you can do at home , no food , only liquid , and force that even if u have to feed her ice cubes cause thats how i get fluid in my dog when she wont drink. Pep to does help but can backfire , so instead i use green tea , put it in her water bowl , they love it , it settles the stomach and lots of love it always makes them feel better , god bless hope she feels better soon

Answer 3

I agree with snowhiker - my jack russell used to throw up bile a lot and occassionally his full meal. Otherwise he seemed just as active and healthy, wasn't losing weight, just seemed fine. This went on irregularly for years. I had every test imaginable done at the vets and they couldn't find anything wrong with him, so under veterinary advice I put him on a very bland diet (boiled chicken and rice) for about a week to let his stomach settle and then started to give him a very natural diet which I don't vary much at all. He has never been healthier and stopped the vomiting. He basically just has an intolerancy to some foods, particularly fatty foods. It just seemed to develop when he was about 6 years old, and like you I hadn't changed his diet. Probably he used to feel a bit yucky but didn't show the physical symptoms until a later age. BUT having said that, it could be quite serious and you really need to have him checked out fully.

Answer 4

Has your dog been checked for worms?? They can make a dog have a upset stomach. Take a stool specimen and take it to the Vet to have it checked out!!

I would try and put your dog on a bland diet for a few days. That way you can give the stomach a chance to rest and get better. With giving the same food the stomach is still having to work so hard to digest the food.
Try cooking some white rice and boil a chicken breast. Mix them together and give your dog a small amount. Then feed it to your dog about every 4 hours for awhile and see how it does. I would give your dog this for a few days. Slowly starting back on the regular food. By mixing some of the dog food with some chicken and rice. Make sure she is getting plenty of water.

There is a shot or some oral medication that can ease the stomach down. Call your Vet and ask. Ask if your can give Pepto-Bismol. I know you can give it to a dog. I have given it to mine. But I would call your Vet that way they can say yes or no and how much to give.

Good Luck.
P.S. If this does not get any better and the Vet can not find what is wrong, then go to another Vet!!

Answer 5

You didn't say how OLD she is...

I had a pup die of intussusception where the intestinal tract telescopes into itself and the acids dissolve the tissues. She had worms and the vet recognized that part and was treating her for worms, but the intussusception is harder to recognize.

The biggest clue in that diagnosis is throwing up stuff that smells putrid and loose stools. My dog continued to be active because she was a breed that's very stoic and puts up with a lot of pain.

Your description of foamy bile makes me wonder if she's got a bone stuck in her throat.

If I were you, I'd scoop up some of the foamy bile and put it into a container so the vet can see it.

Talk to your vet again and tell him it's continuing and you feel this is not normal. Also, if she's throwing up, how can she be holding any food down and how can she be pooping as much as normal??? If your vet still doesn't want to see her, then I'd try a different vet for a second opinion. If you have a vet school in your area, you can ask your vet for a referral to the vet school.

Answer 6

First of all, I wouldnt CALL the vet I would RUSH her there and get an appt. to have her checked out, a whole week with the same symptoms and you havn't taken her in??
You can give a dog pepto bismol, it is safe for dogs-unfortunatly I am not sure of the dosage perhaps the vet could let you know the proper amount. Has she gotten into anything that she shouldnt have eaten? Has she had any raw hides or marrow bones? Sometimes mine get too big of a chunk or bone and hack up some bile, or eating grass and have the same issue. Im sorry I can't be of much help, but I would take your dog to the vet immediatly, one week of throwing up is too long-atleast for peace of mind so they can do a check up. Good luck

Answer 7

I astonished that a vet would say there's nothing they can do - what complete crap, there's loads they can do! Even if they aren't going to investigate the cause of the vomiting, they can at least give some doggy antacids to try and stop the vomiting! Tch.

Do take her to a DIFFERENT vet, throwing up for a week is not good at all. We can't tell you on here what could be the cause, there are too many possibilities and we haven't seen the dog - but a decent vet can help you. Phone them first and say exactly what you've said here and they will help!

Chalice

Answer 8

Are you missing anything around the house? Sounds like your dog might have swallowed something and it is creating a blockage in the stomach. It may not be a complete blockage since it is able to move its bowels. This happens a lot with dog toys. Since the problems isn't resolving itself, I would take the dog to the vet and have an x-ray done. If you vet is unwilling to help you, I would find a new vet. It is abnormal for the dog to be vomiting so much.

Answer 9

Does she do this at certain times of the day? Does she get frequent biscuits?


I'm guessing, your dog is throwing up empty stomach contents.

My oldest sheltie used to do this...it was more of a gagging and a little bile would come up. I found frequent biscuits helped her. Having something in her stomach seemed to quiet the gagging reflex.

I feed one main meal a day. I also have biscuits in jars in different locations around the house. Kitchen, living room, bedroom. This sheltie comes with me where ever I go in the house. I'll ask her to lie down...she gets a biscuit. When she first gets up in the morning, she gets a scratch and rubs and a biscuit. Her gagging and expelling bile has dissappeared.

Hope this helps. another sheltie owner passed this advise on to me a few years ago after I mentioned the problem to her.

Answer 10

Take her to a different vet. If you tell your vet that your dog is vomiting and having diarrehea for a full week, and they say the equivalent of too bad, so sad, you need a new vet. My vet would scream at me for waiting so long and tell me to come in that minute.

Answer 11

you need to TAKE her to the vet...not call them. There isn't anything they can do over the phone.
Your dog needs bloodwork and xrays to help figure out what is wrong. Once they know, they can treat with medications and possibly fluids.
This has been going on for a week...go to the vet!