Vomiting is part of the protective mechanism of the animal's body, due to which the dog has the opportunity to empty the stomach of excess water, food, some spoiled or unsuitable product, before it passes into the digestive system and harms. If the dog vomits constantly and continuously, especially if the vomit contains blood, then your dog urgently needs veterinary care. There are three types of vomiting, of which we now talk.
If the dog is rushing and easy, then it is not a symptom of some kind of disease.
This vomiting
With such an ailment, the animal shrinks the muscles of the breast or diaphragm, the abdominal cavity in order to extract everything that is contained in the stomach.
Dehydration (loss of fluid in the body) is the main danger of prolonged and repeated vomiting, because the volume of circulating blood begins to decrease so that the dog quickly comes to a state of shock. How to determine whether the dog has dehydrated or not? To do this, you need to raise the fold slightly on the back and hold it with your index finger and thumb. If the fold does not straighten out, when you let it go, then the animal does not have enough liquid in the body.
If the dog is vomiting, then in no case should it be given cold water, because in this way you can continue vomiting, but you can not leave the dog without water completely, it can be dangerous. It is best to give her water in small quantities every half hour.
If the dog is long and steadily tearing, then maybe such a solution will be useful: one full spoonful of glucose for one pint of boiled water. This solution should be given to the animal in small quantities so that it can restore its strength and does not need energy. Such a method is first aid in the event of the possibility to take the dog to the veterinarian, call him to the house or somehow communicate with him for consultation.
If the vomit contains food residues, then it would be good if you determine how long the food is already in the stomach. Particularly, one should pay attention to the presence of small pieces of food with a small amount of foamy saliva or a lot of water that the dog drank recently, with pancreatic juice and bile . Remember when you gave the dog water and in what quantities. Write down how long the vomiting lasted.
Regurgitation
There is also such a kind of vomiting as regurgitation. This action is less active and is used by the body in order to push out pieces of food that the dog has recently eaten. If she spews food that she ate recently, then perhaps the animal immediately eats everything back. This is considered absolutely normal for some dogs, especially when they compete with other animals to swallow the food without chewing or when they are forced to eat something while they are not hungry.
Normal is the phenomenon when a dog burps partially digested food to feed its puppies when they are no longer sosmoloko.
If older puppies or adult dogs regurgitate, this may be a consequence of a congenital esophagus or blockage, so if you notice that this is not just an ordinary situation, then immediately contact your veterinarian.
You should note how much the dog has regurgitated in proportion to how much food it has eaten, and it should be noted, after what time after taking food it began to regurgitate.
The urge to vomit
The third type of vomiting is the urge to vomit - an involuntary spasm, which can be accompanied by a cough, but not always. This can be caused by difficulty in swallowing food, so the dog, along with saliva, tries to quickly send food back. It is possible that the animal has something that interferes with the oral cavity or pharynx, and the urge may be associated with a sore throat and an eventful cough. If such desires happen constantly and often, then you need to consult a veterinarian.
The meaning of this vomit
The dog can vomit due to many serious conditions and diseases, especially such include purulent endometritis in bitches, kidney disease, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and parvoviral enteritis. If the dog is seriously ill, then pomimoroty her appetite will be gone and diarrhea will begin. If you see that your dog has a similar condition, then urgently need to provide the animal with veterinary care, especially you can not pull if you notice that the vomit masses have blood.
Vomiting can occur if the dog has eaten spoiled products, carrion, poisonous substances, as well as plant substances that are processed by poison or unsuitable food, irritating the intestines and stomach. If vomiting is caused by such causes, then the vomiting of the dog will leak from the mouth of the saliva, and the abdominal region will hurt. In such cases, too, need the urgent assistance of a veterinarian.
If you know why your dog is tearing, what kind of substance it has eaten, for example, the poison of the offenses, then go with the animal to the veterinarian and be sure to take the pack of the substance. Because if the doctor knows what kind of chemical composition is in the stomach of the dog, then it may be easier for him to determine what antidote is needed.
Very often, the cause of vomiting in the dog is the obstruction of the intestine, especially with regard to puppies. Perhaps in the digestive tract stuck stones, bones, small toys or other subjects. In this case, the dog will often fray, and its condition will only worsen. If you think that your pet has eaten something that is not edible, then take it to the doctor, perhaps the dog will need urgent surgery, and it is better to do this when the dog does not come dehydrated and exhausted from vomiting.
Vomiting fountain -to describe a special kind of vomiting, when recently eaten food pours out of the dog with some force, sometimes even a distance of several steps. Usually, it can happen with puppies at the age of 6 to 16 weeks. This is due to the fact that the dog can not promote food from the stomach into the intestines. A veterinarian's help in this case is necessary, because a surgical operation may be necessary.
In this situation, you need to weigh the puppy every day to see if he does not lose body weight.
Dogs, as well as humans, can vomit on the road. Many puppies on the road vomit, vomiting and emanating saliva. Perhaps this is due to stress, if the puppy first left his home or because of a vestibular apparatus disorder.
If you are traveling with a puppy in a car, then it will be better for him if you hold him firmly or put him in a wire-wire basket and cover with some light cotton overcoat. Moreover, if you are going to take a dog somewhere, then you should do this, and on the way you can pamper the puppy with a delicacy as a reward, it's good to stop and walk a little pet. Thanks to such little tricks, the dog always overcome its bad condition on the road. Of course, the ideal option for a dog is to get used to moving in a car until the age of 8 weeks, because before this time the puppy does not yet have a "period of fears".
If the animal can not adapt to travel, then it is better not to torment it, but to suffer a little and then to resort to the methods that have been described above. Do not give the dogs medications that are designed to combat motion sickness in the road for people. At the veterinarian you can take medications that are developed specifically for dogs, and he will tell you how to take them properly.
If the dog tries to snatch, but it does not work, remember that there can be very serious consequences, so be sure to ask for qualified help to a specialist.
Sometimes you can notice that the dog has attempts to vomit, but no food leaves the zzhezludka. If the animal quickly swollen abdominal cavity, then your dog is in a dangerous state and she urgently needs the help of a veterinarian.