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Why is my active husky mix puppy throwing up but seems fine?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 8 months old | 55 lbs

I have two 4 1/2 month husky shepherd mix pups, they are both very active and love to play together. Yesterday one of them puked twice and then again today. He is utd on shots, is eating well and playing a lot. We took him to the vet last week, and he got a clean bill of health. He is a big dog, larger then his sister and is growing a lot. He has had health problems in the past, loose stool, roundworms and aspiration pneumonia when he was 2 weeks. What do you think it is? What should I do?

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 7th, 2018

I am sorry to hear about Loki. There are many possible causes for vomiting, ranging from dietary indiscretion (basically eating something he shouldn't have that upset his stomach), ingestion of a foreign object (common in young dogs), GI parasites, gastroenteritis, and more. If they are active today and not acting ill otherwise, you can try fasting them (nothing orally- no food or water) for 8 hours. Keep them indoors and if outdoors under supervision so they don't eat grass or anything outside. Then you can slowly reintroduce small amounts of water and then food. You can read about this process at https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951323 . If the vomiting continues, they become lethargic, they develop bloody diarrhea or blood in vomit, then a visit to the vet is needed.

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    Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

    Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

    Published on August 7th, 2019

    Hi there! Sorry to hear that Leo is not feeling well. The clinical signs you describe are concerning when they occur in a puppy as they can be seen with serious gastrointestinal infections such as Parvovirus. Other possibilities include 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 Leo reevaluated by your veterinarian to check for these possibilities and to start therapy based on findings. At the very least they can address dehydration if present and start him on anti-nausea and anti-diarrhea medications. Good luck! Keeping my fingers crossed for your boy!

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