My dog ate too much food, is bloated. How to secure dog food?

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My dog feels the need to get into our dog food any and every chance he gets, no matter where we put it. we bought a container to store it in hoping it’d fix the issue but he seemed to figure out how to open it. He’s been looking pretty down today and we found out it’s because he made himself sick by eating almost half of the container. he keeps throwing up huge piles of vomit and he’s very bloated. I’m 9 1/2 mo pregnant so I can’t keep getting down to the floor to clean it. What can I do??? Pet's info: Dog | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Male | neutered | 80 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

It may be best to keep the food locked behind a door or in a cabinet with a child lock. I would recommend that he get checked out by a vet, though. Food bloat can be very, very painful, and in some cases it can cause the GI tract to stop moving. Occasionally, these dogs need to be hospitalized for monitoring and IV fluids and medication to support their digestion and get the contents moving through.

My dog ate too much food, is bloated. How to secure dog food?

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