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My dog ate Flaming Hot Cheetos and threw up. Should I be concerned?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 6 months and 12 days old

Came home from a movie with my husband to find that my dog had eaten roughly 15 flaming hot Cheeto's that were left in the bag. Within minutes of us arriving home he vomited twice. The first pile was red (seemingly from the food coloring), and the second pile less red. How concerned should I be? What should I do?

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Published on June 6th, 2017

Poor pup! Two episodes of vomiting does not concern me. If the vomiting lasts longer than an hour, or if he seems depressed and unwilling to eat later in the day, he needs to see a vet. Otherwise, he should be fine if he stays out of the junk food :).

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