Reasons Why The Dog Is Vomiting
Pet owners, at one time or another would witness the dog throwing up. A dog owner hearing the gagging sound made by the pet would instantly leap not to help the dog but to save the carpet from the mess. What is even more disconcerting is the fact that most of the time there will be two mounds to clean up. Why cant the dog do it in one heap?
A dog owner should not be surprised if the dog throws up as these animals are indiscriminate eaters. Dogs are voracious eaters that would not pass up the chance to consume even inedible objects. Naturally, the dogs system will expulse objects that are not supposed to be in the dogs stomach. Vomiting is natures way of removing the offending objects. We know that dogs have such huge appetites. Fill the doggie bowl and the food will be gone in an instant. 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. The dogs 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. Normally, sudden bout of vomiting is not an indication that the dog has a serious illness. 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. Acute vomiting though can be life threatening. Dogs are very curious animals. This curiosity may led to poisoning or a blockage in the intestinal tract. 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. Chronic vomiting is one of the symptoms of pancreatitis, allergies and inflammatory bowel disease. 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. Vomiting can seriously affect the health of the pet, a dog owner must ensure that the dog receives prompt medical attention.
