Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 8 months old | 44.4 lbs
I have a dog vomiting bile refusing food and water, he was seen at the vet yesterday and they said it was a virus gave him an IV and nausea meds, sent us home. since then has only ate 1 piece of boiled chicken, he's slobbering, laying around and only drank a few licks of water, he's also dropped weight he was 55lbs now he's only 44. It's been 4 days since this first started, he doesn't go any where outside of our yard. If that helps.
1 Answer
Published on February 17th, 2018
Poor Snickers! He's so cute and I'm sorry he's so ill. You did the right thing by taking him into the vet yesterday. It's a small improvement that he has eaten something and drank some water, and the IV fluids he got likely helped with any dehydration. When a dog is very sick, it can take a couple of days for them to regain their appetite. I would continue monitoring him very closely, and if he starts vomiting food and water again, stops eating, and/or stops drinking water, I would rush him back into a vet right away. At that point, I'd recommend further tests such as an x-ray to rule out a foreign body obstruction. Keep offering him boiled chicken and water. If you have any concerns about how he is doing, rush him back into a vet right away. Good luck, I hope this helps!
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