My Pup Has Started To Vomit, Is That A Serious Problem? Find Out Now.

When you see your pup vomiting, it can really make you anxious or be cause for alarm!

However, this can happen for any reason at all, and causes can range from serious issues like poisoning or a disease, to more harmless causes like swallowing something bad off the floor. Vomiting can also sometimes just be your fur ball’s way of clearing his body of toxins, and we talked about all the causes in a previous article. How can you tell if it’s a serious problem? Take these factors into consideration.

1. Age

An older pup will have more difficulty coping with illnesses, and vomiting will also dehydrate them more than it would for a younger pup. A lot of times, vomiting in older fur balls are a sign of underlying health problems, and you should be concerned if your pup already has some illnesses under his belt – or rather, fur.

2. Desexing

Throwing up can be a sign of serious uterine infections or pyometra if your pup is female and has not been desexed. This is an emergency situation, so if your pup starts vomiting, see a vet immediately!

3. Vaccination

A fur ball who has not been vaccinated, especially a very young one, may vomit as a symptom of parvovirus. It’s a highly contagious disease that needs emergency treatment, so again, if your young pup hasn’t been vaccinated and starts throwing up, head to your vet right away.

4. Curiosity

A young pup or a fur ball known to pick things up might chew or swallow things that they shouldn’t be eating, like toys, bits of human objects, or cloth. If your pup has been vomiting for over 24 hours and can’t hold food down at all, this may be the case. Take your fur ball to a very immediately!

5. Poison

There’s a long list of plants and human foods that are toxic to pups, and if your fur ball may have ingested any of them, then get emergency treatment. You can look up lists of danger plants and foods online. In addition, if your pup can get his paws and curious tongue on paint, rodent poison, insecticide, household cleaning agents, human medication, or chewing gum, there’s serious cause for concern. Bring a sample of what you think your pup may have consumed to the vet with you, and do it fast!

What about not-so-serious vomiting? What can you do about that? It’s all coming up in a future article, soon! Please share this to spread the word!

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