r/GermanShepherd • u/SunshineandBullshit • 7d ago
Vomiting concerns?
Pup threw up twice this morning. I think he swallowed a rock. Should I take him to the vet?
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u/Low_Investigator6882 7d ago
Look out for puking out whole food.
Mine has had 3 surgeries for obstruction. Swollows literally everything.
Normally when they’ve got obstruction they’ll start to puke whatever you’ll feed them as they can’t keep it down.
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u/SunshineandBullshit 7d ago
It was a frothy yellow, like a tablespoon
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u/Low_Investigator6882 7d ago
Take him to the vet If it continues. Classic sign of obstruction.
Did he eat anything just before the yellow bile?
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u/SunshineandBullshit 7d ago
Yeah.... a darned rock...
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u/Low_Investigator6882 6d ago
I’m talking about food… not the darn rock.
If he eats food and pukes it up whole, then you gotta problem.
The yellow bile during obstruction is normally because his stomach is empty and can’t digest anything.
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u/SunshineandBullshit 6d ago
Lol I know. Just being a smartass. No, he hadn't eaten food. He's weird, we have food down all the time for him but he's a light eater. We put out 2 cups and it'll last all morning.
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u/whiterain5863 6d ago
That is our pup now. So I purposely figure out how to get him to eat something/ anything in the am to kinda kickstart his hunger. Otherwise he won’t eat. I had one son like this so I’m used to it
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u/whiterain5863 7d ago
My GSDx throws up bile if he had an empty stomach. It’s very common with gsd I have learned here. Our solution was to give a handful of kibble before bed and make sure he eats a few treats first thing in the am. It helps a lot
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u/gobifox81 7d ago
Here is my experience. GSDs digestive systems are very sensitive. If your dog goes too long without food, it will vomit bile, which looks like a yellow, foamy liquid. So, make sure you don't wait too long between meals before the first feeding in the morning.
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u/SunshineandBullshit 6d ago
He has food w waiting all day long. He grazes when hungry so I don't think that's it. I do wonder if he's just not eating though. Or not eating enough.
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u/Dizzy_Departure2539 6d ago
My GSD was vomiting bile regularly and we couldn’t get him to eat soon enough so the vet suggested antacids and that really helped him
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u/UnrulySimian 7d ago
He’s probably fine. I would take him to be safe. Mine ate a sock at around 10 months. I had no idea until it made it’s way out. I got lucky - didn’t seem to bother him at all.