Blood in vomit

Coffee Grounds in a Dog’s Vomit: What Is That Dark Grit in My Dog’s Vomit?

Coffee Grounds in a Dog’s Vomit: What Is That Dark Grit in My Dog’s Vomit?

When talking about blood in vomit, I touched on the fact that blood doesn’t always look like blood, meaning doesn’t always have the typical bright red appearance. Fresh blood does; blood that has already been digested does not. So instead, in the vomit, it looks like coffee grounds. I include an illustration because I don’t want to freak anybody out…

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Bloody Vomit in a Dog: Susie’s Severe Stomach Upset

Bloody Vomit in a Dog: Susie’s Severe Stomach Upset

When your dog falls severely ill, foaming at their mouth and vomiting, it is an emergency. It becomes even more concerning when you see blood in your dog’s vomit. Many potential causes can lead to blood in your dog’s puke, such as: trauma heatstroke stomach ulcers inflammation within the GI tract infections poisoning clotting disorders liver failure Associated symptoms might…

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Is Blood in Vomit an Emergency?

Is Blood in Vomit an Emergency?

If your dog vomiting blood isn’t an emergency, what is? Vomiting itself signals a problem. Visible blood in the vomit takes it into another dimension. If a person was vomiting blood, they’d be scared and they’d be in pain. Is that different for a dog? How much blood is too much? Any kind of bleeding is an emergency in itself based…

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