My GSD had a checkup before Christmas and was fine. No vaccinationations given.

He is usually walked on a leash and not left unattended outside. Never seen him eat stuff he shouldn't eat.

At my folks house he was allowed the run of a fenced in yard.

He began vomiting and we took him to the vet. He was given thorazine(anti puke), antibiotic, and stomach meds and xrayed to look for a blockage. None was detected. He ran a cycle of antibiotics and seemed fine.

He threw up again (once) and had loose stool yesterday after drinking a ton of water. He always drinks tons of water. Could be a coincidence. I may be overly concerned.

Before I take him back for a Barium xray set($400) (shows full gi tract, very stressful for the dog) have any of you run into a situation like this?

He is eating, drinking, energetic and acting normally. Hasn't puked today.


Any ideas?


Thanks in advance.

seems a bit overboard to me, unless the vet suspects something that you have not mentioned.
Is the dog having regular bowel movements?
What exactly does the vomit consist of, ie grass, food or just mucous?
What color is the vomit?
How old is the dog?
Is the dog running a fever?

Vomit was yellow bile and mucous at first. That stopped.
Last vomit consisted of mostly water and some yellow color and small amount of 8hr old food.

Dog is 1.5 years old.
No fever.
Was having regular bowel movement until yesterday.

Vet said Xray rules out hard objects, barium rules out soft objects (socks, panties).

I probably am being paranoid, just want to keep on top of things.

usually if their is an obstruction, there will be little to no bowel movements and the vomit will be dark in color.

Obviously your concerned about the situation, if you trust your instincts and you have a good opinion of your vet go with what he recommends.

If my vet suggested the procedure I would do it.

How many times a day do you feed your dog?

We went through a period where my work dog was yacking that icky bile yack if he wasn't fed every 12 hours on the dot. (He yacked at least 4 times a week) I started him eating three meals a day and he hasn't yacked in at least 4 months.

He is fed twice a day. I will try feeding him smaller portions more often if this persists. He is holding his food down now.

The vet hasn't recommended the procedure yet but listed it as an option if this continues.

Thanks all for your responses.

that makes me feel a lot better about your vet.

the key is to watch the dog to see if he acts like a healthy dog should. Also keep track of his bowel movements. As long as those things stay in the "norm" I would not worry too much, dogs do puke sometimes.

One thing that will make a dog puke sometimes is food and/or water that is cold. If your dog is used to room temp water and got a good dose of outside cold water that could make him puke.

The other things with excessive vomiting and diarreaha is dehydration. Might be why he was so thirsty. My pup got the runs real bad once, and I had to leave him at the vet for a couple of days while they put an IV in him to rehydrate him.

I have a 13 mo old GSD bitch that went through a time of vomiting on & off for a number of months as a younger dog. She would be fine for a few days & then get sick one am & then maybe the next day & then maybe not for a week. No real pattern except it went on for months.(from 4 - 10 months old) It was very odd & we could find no real reason for this. Did not eat anything unusual, no change in diet items, etc. She is on a BARF diet. This was always in the very early am ONLY & before having her am feeding. There was no common denominator for these sessions, except that they were always before her am feeding expecially if fed later than usual. Her behavior & energy level etc. in every way was normal except for the vomiting of yellow stomache bile & phlem. Her vet is Martin Goldstein's Smith Ridge, NY practice. Dr. Paul( his associate) sugested that I be ridged in my feeding schedule with her & to feed her 1-2 hours earlier than I had been in the morning & to continue her on 2 feedings a day.( when I had seen Dr. Paul I had dropped her mid day feeding, as she was 6 mo. old )I did find that feeding her on a regular schedule (still 2x a day- bigger meal in the pm)plus I think maybe just outgrowing a certain amount of it, has worked. She will always be on 2 meals a day, as it seems that her system cannot tolerate going 24 hours without food. She is not a dog that will be able to have a weekly fast day. It has now been months since she has had any of these vomiting sessions. Hope that this info may help.

He is doing great with smaller feedings and controlled access to water.

Thanks for all your advice.

Now I'm feeling kind of pukey..Dogs may not know when to stop drinking..Guess I dont either.