Why does the short-haired fox terrier vomit? Vomiting is the most common phenomenon among dog owners. Many friends are afraid that the dog is seriously ill when they see their dog vomiting. So what are the reasons for dog vomiting? Which ones?

There are many causes of vomiting, and their manifestations vary. The most common cause is acute infection, such as bacterial gastroenteritis, parvovirus enteritis, food poisoning, etc. Followed by pharyngeal, esophageal, and gastrointestinal abnormalities.

1. Pay attention to the color of dog vomit

Generally speaking, dogs are intolerant of hunger but not full, so as long as they eat too much, they will vomit! When vomiting, you must observe the color and shape of the vomit, so that you can more accurately Know exactly what is wrong with the dog.

1. If the dog vomits food and eats it back immediately, it will be fine after that. This kind of vomiting is physiological vomiting, that is, vomiting similar to rumination. There is no need to see a doctor for this kind of vomiting.

2. If the spit is saliva, it is mostly an esophageal problem. Such as: esophageal foreign body (food stuck in the esophagus, usually mostly bones)

3. If the color of the vomitus is transparent or white and thin, this is gastric juice, which is the gastric acid secreted by the stomach. This type of vomiting is most common in acute gastritis. (But if it becomes normal after vomiting, you don’t need to see a doctor yet. Just fast for 12 hours. If vomiting continues, you still need to see a doctor, because it may be a foreign body blocking the gastrointestinal tract, or the liver, kidneys, Vomiting caused by pancreatitis!)

4. If the color of the vomitus is yellow, yellow, green, or green, it means that bile has been vomited out. Usually when you see vomiting of this color, you need to see a doctor! Because this represents many conditions, except In addition to the above-mentioned liver, kidney, pancreas and other problems, there are also gastrointestinal ulcer problems!

5. When the color of vomitus is brown, it is not the color of feed or food, but the color of gastric juice is brown, which means there is bleeding in the stomach. The most common ones are gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer!

6. If it is bright red, then don’t hesitate anymore. This is acute bleeding. Get to the doctor quickly!

2. Analyze the cause of vomiting in dogs (detailed introduction)

Based on the frequency of vomiting in dogs, the cause of vomiting can also be initially determined.

1. After eating, vomiting a large amount of normal stomach contents at one time does not occur again within a short period of time. This situation indicates that the dog has eaten too much.

2. Vomiting or retching occurs after eating, or 2-3 hours after eating. In this case, it is often acute gastric dilatation.

3. After eating, vomit frequently and repeatedly until the contents are vomited out. In this case, the stomach and duodenum are mostly, pancreatic disease.

3. Countermeasures

When a dog vomits, first of all, attention should be paid to observing the frequency and number of times the dog vomits, as well as the color and quantity of the vomit. If you vomit 1 or 2 times without any other abnormal symptoms and continue to eat after vomiting, it is mostly physiological vomiting and can be ignored, but this situation is relatively rare. In addition to excluding physiological vomiting, if vomiting occurs, the following measures are generally taken.

1. Generally, vomiting does not affect eating and does not require special treatment.

2. If frequent vomiting affects eating, fasting and drinking should be avoided for 4-6 hours to prevent accidental entry into the trachea. After vomiting stops, eat gradually, or supplement nutrition and water intravenously.

3. Sedation and anti-vomiting, such as oral administration of vitamin B6, diazepam, metoclopramide, atropine or the human drug Motilium, or oral administration of chlorpromazine, intramuscular injection, or intramuscular injection of Emol to stop vomiting.

4. If you vomit frequently and for a long time, do not eat, or vomit immediately after eating, and are accompanied by other abnormal symptoms, such as lack of energy, elevated body temperature, etc., you should be sent to a doctor for treatment in time.

Dogs often vomit, and the vomit is not food and has a different color. Gastritis, foreign bodies in the stomach, gastric volvulus, food poisoning, drug poisoning, or the early stages of canine parvovirus may be suspected.

On the whole, dogs often act as if nothing happened after vomiting. In fact, except for physiological vomiting problems (rumination), it is safer for dog owners to take their dogs to the hospital for a checkup.