
My Dog is Vomiting; When Do I Call the Vet?
I see vomiting dogs here at the clinic A LOT. It's probably in the top 3 reasons people come to me for help. Vomiting, also known as puking, barfing, throwing up, spitting up, or to use the medical term "emesis," is defined as ‘the act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth’. If a dog has a full stomach when they vomit, it will be the color of the food, usually brown, and you may be a able to see the dog food pieces. If a dog vomits and there is no food in