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Why is my pit bull puppy throwing up after eating and drinking?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | 4 months and 3 days old | 25 lbs

My pit bull has been throwing up, I looked online it was because he drank too much water on an empty stomach so I have him dog food with natural honey and he throw up again

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on September 4th, 2017

He might have eaten something spoiled that is causing this. withhold food for 12 hours then offer Canelo boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if he is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put him back gradually on his normal food. If he continues vomiting or is not eating, take him to the vet to get treatment.

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  • Published on May 5th, 2017

    He needs ideally to be seen as soon as possible as this can cause severe dehydration and his condition could get worse rapidly. You might try at home to withhold food for the next 6 hours and then start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice diarrhoea, more vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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    Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 25th, 2018

    I would talk to your vet about giving him an appetite stimulant like entice or mirtazapine. I would also recommend him to have some abdominal x-rays to look for an obstruction. With his age, this would be my biggest concern. If they can't see anything for sure on x-rays they can do a barium study which is where they give him a solution to swallow and as it goes through his GI tract, it highlights it on x-rays. This helps to diagnose a foreign body or an obstruction. Unfortunately, I think there needs to be more diagnostics done to determine WHY he isn't eating. I hope this helps!

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