Why is my dog vomiting and sluggish after eating a stuffed animal?

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Hello my dog is dry heaving and has thrown up a few times I just fed him and he seems fine thus far. His mood is a bit sluggish but doesn't seem too uncommon from his usual mode just a bit lazier. I left him out of the cage for the first time today and I think he might've eaten parts of a stuffed animal. I just took him for a walk and he doesn't seem too abnormal just a bit more sluggish than usual. He is a one-year-old shanty lab. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Poor Kai! There is always a concern that if he ate part of the stuffed animal, it could become obstructed in his stomach. Eating it could have also upset his stomach. To try to settle his stomach, I would withhold food and feed a bland diet. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed 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. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away.

Why is my dog vomiting and sluggish after eating a stuffed animal?

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