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My puppy is vomiting, not eating, and screaming. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 26 days old

Oscar vomits and not eating and screaming as well. Why?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 13th, 2017

Oscar sounds like he is extremely sick and in a lot of pain if he's vomiting, not eating, and screaming. Without seeing him in person, I can't diagnose him definitively, but it could be due to a foreign body, a severe GI illness, eating something toxic or rotten, or parvovirus if he's not fully vaccinated. Whatever the cause, it's an emergency that he's behaving this way and he needs veterinary attention now in person to diagnose what is causing his symptoms so he can be treated. Please take Oscar into a vet now.

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    Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on February 3rd, 2017

    If Oscar is still vomiting after medication then this would concern me quite a bit. He may have an intestinal obstruction, stomach ulcer or infection (parvovirus if he is not yet vaccinated). The reddish foam is most likely blood caused by irritation to the esophagus from constant vomiting. I would highly recommend getting Oscar back to the vet for further testing to determine the underlying cause and get him treated right away! Poor puppy, hopefully he recovers soon with appropriate treatment. He may need to go home with medications, instead of just receiving injections at the vet to help him recover. For now I would recommend only giving Oscar a bland diet of boiled plain chicken and rice or cottage cheese until you can get him in to the vet for a follow-up.

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