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Why is my dog vomiting undigested rice after HGE recovery?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Bulldog | Female | spayed | 1 year and 9 months old | 96 lbs

Honey is still recovering from a bout of HGE. This morning she began vomiting large amounts of undigested rice from the bland diet we've been feeding her. She's been getting 1C boiled brown rice and chicken every 2 hours. On my rice and bile are coming up. Should we be concerned or is she just not digesting the rice and is regurgitating it out? She is otherwise normal activity wise and has an appetite, and was given a clean check up with our vet yesterday.

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 6th, 2017

I am a little concerned that Honey is continuing to vomit. I would recommend waiting at least 4-6 hours between meals to give her time to digest her food. If she is not on an antinausea medication, like Cerenia, I would recommend calling your vet and seeing if you can pick some up. If she is on an antinausea medication and is still vomiting, this is very concerning. Hopefully the vomiting will stop on its own but if it doesn't you need to have Honey rechecked.

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    Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

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    Published on August 3rd, 2017

    It is possible she is having a little bit of relapse. When pets have severe bouts of HGE, their intestinal lining can be more sensitive and prone to having small bouts of vomiting periodically. However if she is still willfully eating and overall in good spirits, then I would be inclined to keep monitoring her and feeding her the bland diet for now. However if she continues to vomit or seems lethargic at any point, she should be re-examined by your vet to make sure there isn't something else going on there. For long term management of HGE, I would suggest a prescription diet of Hill's I/D /- probiotics (i.e. Culturelle over the counter or Fortiflora- pet formulated). I hope Honey is able to remain stable and does well managing her condition. Best wishes and take care.

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