What to do if a dog vomiting foam

Often the dog for no apparent reason starts to tear the foam. If vomiting once, the owners need not worry, because healthy dogs often eat grass, deliberately causing vomiting to cleanse the stomach. However, if vomiting is constant, it is a reason to go to the vet and find out the cause of illness.

Causes of dog vomiting

Frequent vomiting, accompanied by loss of appetite, increased sleepiness, constipation, diarrhea, depression and dehydration signals problems dog health. The cause may be unsuitable or poor quality food, eating dog food wastes, the presence of foreign bodies in the stomach, as well as distemper, enteritis, and other viral infections. Vomiting with blood is diabetes, cancer or ulcers. The most common cause of vomiting in dogs are diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the poisoning of homemade drugs or pesticides, a lot of stress.

If the dog constantly eats grass and the vomits, this can be caused by parasitic infestation in an animal.

Vomiting, appearing on an empty stomach or immediately after eating, may indicate gastritis, whereas vomiting several hours after a meal typical for a foreign body or neoplasm in the stomach. Exhausting vomiting evidence of pancreatitis, cholecystitis, or hepatic colic. Vomiting with diarrhea, causing exhaustion and dehydration – a sign of infectious diseases. Vomiting, smelling of ammonia may indicate kidney failure or uremia.

Treatment of vomiting in dogs. What to do in this case?

If the dog suddenly started to vomit foam and to the vet to get there quickly is not possible, must follow certain rules in the treatment of the animal. First and foremost you need to cleanse the body of possible toxic or irritating substances. The day dog can not give water and food, letting her lick ice cubes. If after a few hours of vomiting will stop, the animal can be given a small amount of chicken broth. On the second day of the diet you can add fresh or liquid food - such as mashed potatoes white chicken meat or Turkey breast.

You need to give food in small portions 4 to 6 times a day, adding fresh herbs and brown rice, which helps to bind the stomach with diarrhea.

Conventional products are allowed to be added to the sauce only on the third day. Of the medications you can give the dog drugs such as "Nosh-PA", "Papaverine", "Smectite", "Reglan" or "Omez". They will calm the vomiting center in the brain and relieve painful spasms in the gastrointestinal tract. Additional treatment can be carried out with the help of herbs and homeopathy, but before their application it is advisable to consult a qualified professional.