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Why did my 3-month-old poodle puppy vomit black and refuse to eat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Poodle | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 11 days old

My Melo is 3months old. He is a poodle. And just this morning he refused to eat his breakfast and after a while he throw up the food that he ate the night before with a black thing I wasnt able to recognize. And up until now he was not eating his lunch although he drinks water .

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on July 11th, 2019

Poor Melo sounds sick! I can give you a home remedy to see if that helps him. Withhold food for 6 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 his normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, he refuses to eat the bland diet, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck.

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