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My dog is throwing up, lethargic, shaking. Is it an emergency?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 6 months old | 60 lbs

My dog has been throwing up the food she last ate... isn’t interested in eating at all including food she’s known to enjoy....has been sluggish...lethargic and not as responsive as her usual self....Jade isn’t drinking much water either...I’ve noticed her visibly shaking lately too... what’s going on? I miss my baby girl

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 28th, 2019

Jade sounds very sick, and it could be she has something serious like a pyometra. A pyometra is an infection of the uterus that is fatal without treatment. She needs to see a vet now. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website.

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