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Why is my dog vomiting after eating a sock and now eating poop?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 11 months and 3 days old | 50 lbs

Dog ate a sock last week. Threw up the entire sock 2 days later. Acting normal. Eating drinking peeing pooping. No vomiting for 2 days. Day 3 sent to doggy daycare and he threw up 3 times. Came home and no more vomiting. Again eating drinking peeing and pooping. Acting normal but maybe a little more tired after daycare than usual. He goes 5 days a week. The owners said he is now aggressively trying to eat other dog poop for the past few days.

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Answered By Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on November 17th, 2017

He could have gastritis from the sock irritating the stomach, But I worry that he may have something else in his stomach or intestinal tract that is causing the vomiting. If he vomits tomorrow morning then I would highly encourage you to have him evaluated by your veterinarian. They will likely recommend an X-ray to look for an object/ obstruction. Best of luck and I hope he improves soon.

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