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My puppy has sudden vomiting, diarrhea, and won't eat or drink.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | neutered | 4 months and 5 days old

My shih tzu puppy, Max, has just recently threw up and had multiple diarrhea. He refuses to eat anything, he won’t even drink water! My family tried playing with him, but he would just sit around and watch. The problem is, he was just fine yesterday, and I don’t know what’s causing him to have these problems :(

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 16th, 2017

It seems as Max is suffering from a gastrointestinal condition, possibly an infection. it could also be due to ingestion of a foreign body material. i would recommend taking him to the vet the first chance you get, he will need to be checked first, if the vet thinks it's a simple gastrointestinal infection he will need an anti vomiting injection, antibiotics and a special food for a few days in order to get better.

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