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My dog has severe IBD and is vomiting after eating. What can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Doberman Pinscher | Male | neutered | 11 years and 6 months old | 67 lbs

Hi , my dog has been diagnosed with ibd and he is being treated with zd food ,metronidazole, cisapride,prednisone,Prilosec ,cerenia, and clavamox, for phemonia, but his ibd is becoming severe, throw up after eating most of the time.what can I do ? Thank you Bill

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on November 7th, 2016

Poor Baron! I'm sorry to hear that he's having so much trouble. It is indeed surprising that things are getting worse and he is vomiting so frequently on his current combination of medications, which makes me concerned that something more serious may be going on. I'm not sure how his IBD was originally diagnosed, but if he has not had an exploratory surgery with biopsies of his stomach and intestines, I would strongly recommend that at this point - he may actually have something more serious, such as GI lymphoma or some other type of stomach or intestinal cancer. An endoscopy with biopsies would also be an option, if this is available in your area.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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    If the Clavamox was added just recently, that might be the reason for the vomiting, but I would expect Cerenia to stop that (is he still on Cerenia?). Make sure he is eating before you give him any pills and check with your vet if he can give you some additional meds for the vomiting (metoclopramide) as well as possibly changing the Clavamox to a different antibiotic that doesn't cause as much nausea.

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