My 7-month-old boxer puppy is vomiting repeatedly. What should I do?

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I have a seven month old boxer puppy and she has just puked five times within the last half hour, what do I do? Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | unspayed | 55 lbs

David Darvishian · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Laila. I always tell clients that if abnormal signs persist, worsen, or other signs develop they need to have their pets assessed right away. If you cannot get her seen right away and the vomiting continues, pull the food and water up just for tonight. Fasting her shouldn't hurt her and it will give her stomach/intestinal tract a slight break. But, if you offer her a little water in the morning and the vomiting returns, you should have her evaluated right away. Just offer a small amount of water in the morning. If she drinks (less than 1/2 cup) and is able to hold the water down for 1 hour, go ahead and give her a small meal of her regular food. Again, if she vomits get her evaluated immediately. Vomiting has many causes including intestinal worms, inflammation, infection, dietary problems (including dietary indiscretion or eating things pets are not supposed to eat, food sensitivities/allergies), ingestion of foreign bodies or exposure to toxins, bacterial overgrowth in the gut, problems in the stomach, intestines, or even problems outside of the intestinal tract/stomach including pancreatitis, kidney/liver problems, metabolic disease (diabetes,etc), endocrine diseases (thyroid or other hormone problems), etc. Usually, in puppies, we worry about intestinal parasites, infection, foreign body ingestion or dietary indiscretion. A thorough history and physical exam with resultant diagnostics such as fecal tests, blood tests, imaging studies such as x-rays/ultrasound can be done to try to determine what is going on. Good luck.

My 7-month-old boxer puppy is vomiting repeatedly. What should I do?

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