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My dog is lethargic, not eating, throwing up bile after cheese.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed

I have a 1 year old female German Shepherd and she has been acting very lethargic these past days... She's always playful, running, and barking, but one morning, she was looking sick and didn't want to eat. She wasn't as energetic as before... She doesn't want to eat food and only drinks some water. She hasn't eaten for 3 days. My dad said he gave her some of our food that had cheese, and he didn't know cheese was bad for them... But I'm still worried about my dog. She keeps on throwing up bile

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 1st, 2016

German Shepherd Dogs are prone to a variety of stomach and gut problems including exocrine pancreatitis, IBD, food allergies, plus , like every dog, can get gastro-intestinal infections. You can take her off food for about 12 hrs then feed her bland food such as boiled rice and boneless boiled chicken in small portions and divided over several small feeds /day. If she does not start to eat or cannot keep her food in , then you will need to take her to your vet for an exam and appropriate medications.

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