My Frenchie overate. Is her tight belly and dry heaving an emergency?

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Frenchie ate a ton of food. Belly seems large and is a bit tight but not super tight. Made her vomit and she puked up some but not all of it. She is drinking and farting. She dry heaved a couple times but may be from peroxide. She had the food 4.5 hours ago. Her breathing is maybe a little more laboured than usual. I cant tell if shes really full or if this is a big issue. Doesnt seem to be salivating really at all and gums seem okay. Shes laying down awake at 3am when norm shed be sleeping. Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Female | spayed | 5 years and 4 months old | 20 lbs

C. Rathjens, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor Avah. I'm sorry you both are going through this. I would recommend getting to an animal emergency clinic right away this morning (now, before work). This could be a simple food bloat, or her stomach could have become twisted, which is a severe, life threatening situation. Frenchies are not prone to having the stomach rotation, but since she's dry heaving, uncomfortable (has evidenced by her inability to sleep), and having labored breathing, I think it's worthwhile to have her looked at immediately. At the emergency clinic, she can have x-rays to check the position of her stomach, be given a strong and safe medication to cause vomiting (if appropriate, this may not be necessary), medications to treat nausea, and, importantly, IV fluids to help get her gut working better and the food moving forward. I'd guess they will want to keep her for the morning or day for monitoring to make sure everything settles down. I hope this helps and that little Avah is feeling better very soon. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My Frenchie overate. Is her tight belly and dry heaving an emergency?

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