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My dog keeps vomiting foam and food but acts normal. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 75 lbs

My dog was fine all day, ate and drank. She pooped and peed normally. Her last meal was at 8 pm and she vomited a small amount around 8:15. She seems happy and normal and wants to eat and drink still but around midnight vomited entire stomach contents. At 4:35 am she vomited white and yellow foam. She shows no signs of blockage or pain to the touch of her stomach. I'm scared! Nothing foreign in her vomit either?!

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 10th, 2019

This much vomiting is not normal. Tifa needs to be seen by a vet for an exam as soon as possible. Please understand that vomiting is a very non-specific symptom. Almost anything can cause vomiting. Your vet needs to do an exam and maybe some testing (blood and/or x-rays) to figure out what is going on. I'm glad she is acting OK and you don't think her abdomen is painful, but no offense, you are not properly trained to palpate the abdomen correctly. The vet will need to do that and will be able to assess pain as well as feeling the integrity of the organs. The stomach itself is up under the ribcage and cannot be palpated. Dogs can act seemingly normal but still have something wrong underlying.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Poor Tifa. I can give you a home remedy for her to see if that helps. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck.

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