Q&A for How to Care for a Dog After It Has Just Vomited

If the vomit doesn't have blood in it or anything like that and your dog hasn't vomited multiple times, just wait and monitor them. Dogs vomit sometimes, and an isolated incident isn't a big deal.

If their personality has changed or they seem listless or uncomfortable after vomiting, it's actually kind of concerning. You should get your pup into the vet's office as soon as you reasonably can. This can be a sign of gastroenteritis, foreign material ingestion, or pancreatitis.

I'd recommend giving them half of what you'd normally feed them, just to see how they hold it down. If they handle that just fine, go ahead and resume the regular feeding schedule.

A dog that has recently vomited needs to rest his stomach. Skip his next meal, and starve him for 12-24 hours. Make sure he has access to clean drinking water, and monitor him for further vomiting. If he is unable to keep water down then contact your vet immediately.

Vomiting after drinking is a worrying sign that needs to be closely monitored. There is a danger of dehydration, and the underlying reason for the vomiting needs to be investigated. However, if your dog gulps down a whole bowl of water, try rationing it, giving perhaps half a cup full every half and hour. If she continues to be sick despite this, see a vet urgently.

Puppies may vomit for a whole number of reasons, from running around too soon after eating to serious infections. If this is a case of an active puppy bringing back his dinner, then your other dog will see the vomit as a tasty treat, wolf it down, and suffer no aftereffects. If, however, your puppy has an infection, then the greedy dog may now pick up the same bug and also become sick.

Rat poison is as dangerous to dogs as it is to rats. If the dog ate poison less than two hours ago, then contact your vet for an injection to make the dog sick, or give a dose of 3% hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting (1 tsp per 10 lb body weight). After two hours, the poison is already in the dog's blood stream and he must see a vet. Try and find out what type of rat bait he ate and how much.

If she is otherwise fit and healthy, she might have bilious vomiting syndrome. This simply means if she gets too hungry, she throws up. This is simple to correct by giving her a few dry biscuits regularly. However, be careful she doesn't put on excess weight by including those biscuits as part of her daily ration.

If your dog is used to eating cabbage and carrots without any problems, and only recently started to vomit, then there is probably a different explanation. While it's true that cabbage and carrots can be hard to digest, it is important to note that she used to be okay eating them, but now she isn't. Something has changed, and this could be a sign that she has an underlying health problem.