Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 23 days old | 3 lbs
My dog was drinking water and out of no where he threw up his solid food, it came out like he didn’t chew it properly. Why is that?
1 Answer
Published on May 11th, 2018
Hello. Regurgitation of food can occasionally happen, especially if a puppy drinks too much water too fast. The food looks intact because many dogs never totally chew their food. This is very normal for many pets. If the vomiting continues, or Jace becomes lethargic, anorexic, shows any signs or pain or fever, please call your veterinarian. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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