As with diarrhea, there are many
causes of vomiting in dogs, some more serious than others.
It's important to remember that an occasional
bout of vomiting in your cat is probably not serious.
They both have had a couple random
episodes of vomiting for no apparent reason recently, but not so much to cause alarm.
The most common cause
of vomiting in babies is an infection of the intestinal tract by any virus that happens to be going around.
When a pet consumes chocolate, it may show
signs of vomiting, diarrhea and increased heart rate.
If left untreated, kidney failure can set it if the dog with
symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, increased urination, thirst and weight loss.
Oh, I call it the great pain... for hours I would sit and cry, sometimes it would bring me to the
point of vomiting.
There was a
lot of vomiting, crying, and wine drinking in my house for the first six months.
Treatment will include
induction of vomiting and supportive care, and prognosis is usually favorable unless complications such as pneumonia develop.
It is important that your pet arrives on an empty stomach to reduce the
risk of vomiting during and after anesthesia.
Often times my best advice for an acute
incidence of vomit or diarrhea is to withhold food and water for 12 - 24 hours.
When I got home I noticed three piles
of vomit on the floor.
After several
days of vomiting after ever mean we visited our vet and discussed several things that could be going on.
For them, I can handle any
amount of vomit or blood, but the idea of a losing one of them brings me to my knees.
For dogs with healthy kidneys, keep an eye out for a significant increase in thirst, increased urination, and a sudden
onset of vomiting.
A more serious reaction will present in the
form of vomiting, a painful stomach, or even facial swelling.
I share this so that hopefully any of you who ever get food poisoning can do without the 8
hours of vomiting and just take these two right away.
At some point, you even feel like you're on the
verge of vomiting, just as your character after one of his murders.
If your dog accidentally eats a little bit of avocado, you probably don't need to worry; you may just see a
bit of vomiting and diarrhea.
Furthermore, inducing vomiting is not recommended in clinically depressed dogs because of the risk of
aspiration of the vomit which can lead to aspiration pneumonia.
One of the most serious
consequences of vomiting is that, once begun, vomiting can persist, even though the cause no longer exists.
We know there have been a few
reports of vomiting but this is rare and if it happens you would just stop giving the supplement.
You are not enjoying changing diapers and cleaning another
round of vomit off of the carpet.
And, yes, I do it because once upon a time a book club member offered to hold my snow
cone of vomit on a Dash 8.
Yes — as if the
act of vomiting isn't bad enough — you need to inspect her vomit.
Management of vomiting dog should be initiated with fasting and decreasing water supply for at least 12 — 24 hours.
In many instances, affected dogs will require anti-inflammatory drugs or other medications meant to reduce to
instances of vomiting and diarrhea.
If possible, when you take your cat to the veterinarian, bring along a sample
of the vomit too.
Your vet can guide you towards the best remedy and help everyone involved travel without the
smell of vomit lingering in your backseat.
In many cases, biopsy of the
stomach of a vomiting dog or of the colon of a dog with diarrhea will be very helpful in determining if disease is present.
If your toddler has a healthy appetite, takes plenty of fluids and solids and has no
issues of vomiting or diarrhea then there is no great cause of concern.
Two
weeks of vomiting for any aged dog is cause for concern and especially raises a brow when speaking of an older pet.
Return of food interest and
resolution of vomiting / diarrhea generally means the patient is ready for return to the home setting.
More frequent bouts
of vomiting generally point to a bigger problem which will require veterinary attention.
The
occurrence of vomiting was generally self - limiting and of short duration and tended to decrease with subsequent doses.