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Why is my dog licking her mouth and dry heaving after eating?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 10 years and 10 months old | 10 lbs

My dog just recently started licking her mouth frequently... when she drinks her water and food she often eats very fast, and appear to have to vomit but nothing comes up..

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 28th, 2019

This is usually a sign of nausea, which should be ideally checked as it could be compatible with a chronic type of inflammation. Considering her age, a physical examination and possibly more investigations (like an abdominal ultrasound of her abdomen) would be ideal.

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