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Have you noticed your dog chewing on any plants? Puppies will eat almost anything. Both indoor and outdoor plants such as Sago palms, oleander and lilies can be very toxic. Dietary changes are another often overlooked factor. Did you change to a new brand of food? Did you give any recent treats or table scraps? Does your dog play with sticks, rocks, or chew on plastic or toys? These are all very important questions. For example, A 9 month old Labrador Retriever that chews everything in the yard is a high risk to have ingested a poison or possibly swallowed an object and may be obstructed.
A different example is a 7-year-old Great Dane that is trying to vomit but nothing is coming up. Both of these examples are very different and both are considered emergencies. After completing the physical exam, your veterinarian will determine the most appropriate testing required. Initial diagnostic tests may include X-rays, to look for a foreign body, an obstruction, possible bloat, or even cancer.
Blood work can be very valuable in diagnosing conditions such as pancreatitis, liver disease, kidney failure or possibly a toxin ingested such as antifreeze or rat poison. Additional testing such as ultrasound and endoscopy may also be recommended. We also mentioned chronic vomiting, that which has been going on for weeks or months. Only after several weeks do they call. The veterinarian will perform a physical exam, ask many of the same questions and possibly perform the same test as done in the acute episodes.
Diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, liver or kidney failure, and cancer can all seem mild in their early stages. However, once in their advanced stages, they can be much more difficult to cure or even treat. With respect to treatment, there are many scenarios that will affect what your veterinarian decides to do.
They may administer IV fluids and medication for cases of pancreatitis or kidney failure. There are products such as activated charcoal that may be given to help absorb any toxins. In cases such as a bloat or obstruction, emergency surgery is necessary. Vomiting is a really common problem in dogs but there is a difference between vomiting and regurgitation and you need to know the difference. Regurgitation is when food is brought up pretty much intact, so when your dog eats something and it comes straight out again.
Regurgitation can indicate things like esophageal problems, but also dogs are actually very good at regurgitation. The interesting thing is that dogs have a voluntary muscle in their esophagus which is a voluntary muscle. However, if your dog vomits more frequently, such as every other month or less, then it's time for you to pay attention to other signs and symptoms and possibly seek medical treatment for your pet. Unexplained vomiting may be a sign of something more serious, and all too often it gets ignored or rationalized away with excuses such as eating too fast, hairballs or that the dog consumed grass.
Unfortunately, just like with humans, vomiting on a fairly frequent basis often carries with it a deeper meaning. This means that dog owners will have to pay attention to their pets if they vomit on a frequent basis of more than a few times a year and not make assumptions that they are okay. Unfortunately, there are so many different reasons that finding a single cause without further examination is impossible. Inflammatory bowel disease IBD is one of the more common causes of unexplained vomiting in dogs, as the lining of their stomach and intestinal tract becomes inflamed and the result is that it becomes harder to keep food down.
There is no specific cause of IBD, but it may be one of the reasons that your dog is vomiting regularly. As soon as you notice your dog is vomiting more frequently than once or twice a year, take them to the vet. Why does my dog throw up white foam?
Foamy vomit may occur if a pooch has excess gas in his stomach. Kennel cough, which is a type of respiratory infection, is a common cause of dog gagging, which results in a harsh, goose-like cough, sometimes followed by a gag. There are other infectious diseases that can also cause gagging, and a more severe disease—pneumonia—can sometimes cause gagging in dogs, as well.
Why is my dog throwing up foamy mucus? Kennel cough and other upper respiratory problems may cause dogs to cough up foamy white liquid. The material may appear to be vomit but could actually be mucus and fluids from the respiratory system.
Or, the dog might have swallowed mucus and fluid from the respiratory issue and be vomiting that up. Your Shih Tzu could be throwing up white foam just because they have an upset tummy. The most common reason is gastroenteritis where they have an empty stomach and then puke up a white foam vomit.
This condition is also known as bilious vomiting syndrome.
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