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My dog has white bile vomit and diarrhea. What's the problem?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed

My German Shepherd Sasha seems to be throwing up some kind of white bile and has diarrhea, what seems to be the problem...... Please and thank you

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 30th, 2018

Diarrhea and throwing up can have many causes. It is basically a problem with the stomach and intestines caused by a food over sensitivity, eating something that does not agree with the dog, intestinal parasites, bacterial infection, viral infection, the weather, food change, stress, etc. I would put Sasha on bland food for a day or two, such as boiled white rice and boiled white boneless chicken meat, fed in small quantities over several feeds and then transition back to her regular food slowly over a few days. If this does not clear up the diarrhea or if the vomiting increases, or if she gets lethargic, she needs to see a veterinarian for an exam as there may be something more serious such as an infection going on.

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