My 8-week-old lab puppy is vomiting liquid and tired. Should I be worried?

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8 wk old lab pup vomited 4 times until it was just liquid- no fever/drinking and peeing- but tired- resting now- not me tho- worried. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 2 days old | 8 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Poor Butters! He's adorable but he does look like he's felling quite unwell at the moment. There are a couple of things this could be, such as a severe GI illness, eating something rotten, a foreign body, or even parvovirus. Parvo is a too often fatal infection of young unvaccinated puppies that has no cure. I would keep an eye on him for now, and if he starts vomiting again, stops eating, and/or has diarrhea, get him into a vet immediately. You can try feeding him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days to see if that helps. If it does, you can add back in his normal diet. Should he vomit the bland diet, take him into a vet immediately.

My 8-week-old lab puppy is vomiting liquid and tired. Should I be worried?

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