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My dog has green diarrhea and vomiting. Will pumpkin or sweet potato help?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 50 lbs

My dad dog has had very loose watery green stool since between 4-7 last night accompanied by vomiting when I would take him to the bathroom. He hasn't vomited since 3 am and I'm fasting him but would canned pumpkin or sweet potatoes help? I was told that Green meant it was a gi issue so I'm not sure how to help?

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Answered By David Darvishian

Veterinarian

Published on December 1st, 2017

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Casper. Your questions depend greatly on the cause of the vomiting/diarrhea. 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. 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. If you can't take Casper to the vet, canned pumpkin may help with diarrhea, again depending on the cause. You can feed about 1-2 tablespoons once to twice per day. When you start feeding Casper you should start with very small amounts of bland food (chicken/rice). Start with very small amounts of canned pumpkin and then work up to the recommendation above. If the vomiting returns or diarrhea persists, you will have to get Casper evaluated.

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    Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

    Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

    Published on

    Hi there! Sorry to hear that Casper is not feeling well. The clinical signs you describe are concerning for gastrointestinal conditions such as gastroenteritis, intestinal worms and dietary indiscretion, among other possibilities. The sooner these conditions are treated the better the outcome tends to be. For this reason, I recommend that you have Casper evaluated by your veterinarian to check for these possibilities and to start therapy based on findings. At the very least they address dehydration if present and start him on anti-nausea and anti-diarrhea medications. Good luck!

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