My dog spits up water after drinking. Is she drinking too fast?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Rat Terrier | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 11 months old | 13 lbs
My rat terrier seems to spit up a little when she drinks water. It is usually just clear. Im wondering if it is possible she is just drinking her water too fast and if there is a way to slow her down. It isn't every time either.
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Published on April 23rd, 2019
Certainly sounds like she is just drinking too fast. I would recommend something like this --> https://www.amazon.com/Dogit-Slow-Anti-Gulping-Black-Large/dp/B003VPG0Y6/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=slow+drinker+dog+bowl&qid=1556069320&s=gateway&sr=8-2 This is designed to slow your pet down when they drink water. Hopefully this helps! Best wishes and take care.
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Published on May 15th, 2018
She is likely just drinking the water too fast or too much at one time. The only concern would be her risk of aspirating the water. If she does this with food as well, I would have your vet take a look at her. Otherwise, just keep an eye on her and just let her have small amounts of water frequently rather than a large amount at any given time. This may help decrease the frequency of the spit up. I hope this helps!
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Published on August 10th, 2017
What you describe sounds more like regurgitation. Sometimes this can happen to dogs when they drink water too quickly. This happens regularly to my dog actually after going on long walks. Something that can help is to not allow her to drink lots of water at once (this has worked for me). If it continues to occur despite a normal water intake at once the further work-up for possible gastrointestinal diseases or other possible causes of regurgitation would be warranted.
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