My dog threw up a foreign object and has diarrhea. When to worry?

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Charley was at daycare on Wednesday. On Thursday morning she woke up, went potty, then vomited the furthest top piece in the photo with stomach bile. She then ate breakfast. After a walk and some playtime she had runny diarrhea. Came home at lunch to check on her and she only went pee. The other pieces surrounding the penny were found in a solid then soft serve type stool on Thursday afternoon at 5:30PM. Charley is still playing and seems okay. She eats and drinks fine - when should I worry? Pet's info: Dog | German Shorthaired Pointer (duplicate) | Female | spayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 50 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. From your description and photos, it appears as though charley ate some foreign material which likely led to the vomiting and diarrhea. If charley begins to have episodes of vomiting, diarrhea or inappetance the I would be concerned that whatever she ate is now causing an i intestinal obstruction. Seeing that she is a bigger dog, it is likely that she will pass the remaining material into her feces. If you notice any of the symptoms I mentioned above, I would recommend taking her to the vet and have abdominal x-rays taken to see if there is any evidence of an intestinal obstruction. Otherwise, if she is fine and has her normal enwrgy, I would continue to monitor her. I would start a bland diet of chicken and rice as a bland diet and see if the stool returns to a normal firm consistency. I hooe this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

My dog threw up a foreign object and has diarrhea. When to worry?

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