Why is my dog vomiting, losing weight, and fur dull but acts normal?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 6 years and 1 month old | 45 lbs
My Dog has been vomiting, losing weight and his fur looks dull. Otherwise he's acting perfectly normal. Stools are normal as well... Any ideas? Thank you so much
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Published on March 2nd, 2017
Poor Shaggy! This vomiting, weight loss, and dull fur could be due to a heavy burden of intestinal worms. It could also be caused by a medical illness such as inflammatory bowel disease, chronic GI illness, or a foreign body among others. I would take him into the vet for a physical exam, blood tests, fecal exam (bring along a sample of his feces), urinalysis, and possibly x-rays. Using these tests, the vet can diagnose what is causing Shaggy's symptoms so he can be treated.
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I'm sorry that Shaggy is unwell. There are many reasons for a dog to vomit even, with normal bowel movements. There could be GI disease still present with normal stools. I would also be concerned about kidney or liver disease due to the weight loss. I highly recommend that you have Shaggy evaluated by your veterinarian. Shaggy may need an X-ray of the GI tract as well as blood work.
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Published on July 25th, 2019
This doesn’t sound like intestinal worms. I would have Spike evaluated by a vet. Possible causes include internal medical illness, GI foreign body or obstruction, pancreatitis, HGE, among others. The vet will do an exam and may recommend blood work and x-rays. The weight loss is likely due to moderate or severe dehydration, so Soike may need IV fluids in addition to other medications.
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