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My puppy is vomiting, has black stool, and won't eat. Is he okay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 1 month and 17 days old

My 1month 20 days old german shepherd puppy is vomiting and now he is doing black colour loose motion....he is surviving on glucose from 4 days and he is not eating and drinking.....is he be alright?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 19th, 2017

Poor Tyson. He sounds very ill and his survival is up in the air. Your vet is the only one who can accurately tell you his prognosis based on his diagnosis and current physical status. He may have contracted parvovirus based on your description and that typically carries an 80% survival rate for hospitalized pets and less than 40% for non-hospitalized pets. The key is to treat these pets aggressively with fluids, antibiotics, nutritional supplements, pain medication and anti-vomit medication. Sometimes complications can arise and most pets who don't survive do so because of those complications (i.e. Dehydration, intussusception, etc). I hope that your puppy Tyson is able to pull through. Work with your vet to ensure he has all the treatments stated above to give him the best chance at survival. Best wishes and take care.

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    Answered By Rebecca, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on July 19th, 2017

    Tyson needs to see a vet asap. He likely need hospitalization and IV fluids and medication. He may have parasites or parvo virus or some other GI isssue but if he hasn't eaten in three days he is likely in critical condition. Please get help for him asap

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