Sunday, August 12, 2012

Dog throwing up

By Jerry Welsh


Dog owners would already be accustomed to the vomiting episodes of the pet. Pet owners would already be wise to the pet's habit of depositing the contents of the stomach on the carpet instead of on the easy to clean tiled floor. It would really be very annoying if the dog would not finish throwing up in one place but would transfer to another to deposit another heap of vomit. In times like this wouldn't you want to vanish the dog to Neverland?

Given the indiscriminate eating habits of dogs it would not be surprising if they throw up at the snap of a finger. Dogs would eat anything - edible and non-edible. Objects that are not supposed to be in the stomach will be rejected by the dog's system. Vomiting is nature's way of removing the offending objects. We know that dogs have such huge appetites. These animals would consume large amount of food in a very short time.

Because foods will just be "sniffed" by the dog, throwing up will occur when the dry food expands in size after absorbing the moisture in the stomach. There are two kinds of vomiting - chronic and acute. Dog owners need not worry about the sudden onset of vomiting as long as the dog exhibits a normal level of energy and has not lost the eagerness for food.

The dog's vomiting can be acute or chronic. Throwing up, similar to bouts of diarrhea is common in dogs thus pet parents should not be too concerned more so if a change in behavior is not noticed in the pet. Acute vomiting is normally not a life threatening situation. The dog would throw up once to rid the stomach of the offending foreign body and after a while the pet would be its usual energetic self and would be seen once again munching non-food items. However, there are instances when acute vomiting would need immediate medical attention. Dogs are very curious animals. Although intelligent animals, knowing that a substance is poisonous or that an object can create a blockage is beyond a dog's ability to contemplate. These situations call for urgent medical attention.

A dog that appears to be healthy would throw up every now and then because of an undiagnosed medical condition. Dogs with chronic bouts of vomiting can have intestinal parasite infestation, parvovirus or distemper. Allergies, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease are other causes of chronic vomiting.

Chronic vomiting can lower the energy level and result to a less than appealing appearance of the dog given the fact that the body would not benefit from the nutrients of the food thus to prevent this situation from happening, the dog must receive prompt medical attention. As bouts of vomiting can seriously affect the health of the pet, a dog owner must ensure that the dog receives prompt medical attention.




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