Vomiting

Blood in Dog Poop: Simple Case of Diarrhea? Boney and Clyde’s Story

This story kind of reminds me of my dad’s quick demise after simple food poisoning. Boney, a Lab, and Clyde a Doxy were housemates. Everything started with Boney getting diarrhea. She had to go so urgently that she messed in the house, which she never does. To help her belly settle down, she got boiled rice and egg for dinner.…

by Jana Rade

Morning Stomach Upset in Dogs: What Do We Use for the Occasional Bilious Vomiting Syndrome?

I have to emphasize that this tip is meant to mend an occasional morning stomach upset only. While it has become accepted that for some dogs waking up with an upset stomach every morning can be normal, I do not believe that. If my dog was consistently nauseous in the morning, I’d want to know exactly why that is happening.…

by Jana Rade

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…

by Jana Rade

Persistent Vomiting in a Dog: Is It An Emergency When Your Dog Keeps Vomiting? Pirate’s Story

Everything was going great for Pirate until one day he kept vomiting brown liquid with bits of grass. It’s not like never threw up before, of course, he did every now and then. By early afternoon, Pirate vomited six times already. That in itself is a big red flag. Projectile vomiting, vomiting repeatedly, vomiting blood (fresh or digested), unproductive wretching,…

by Jana Rade

Is Profuse Vomiting an Emergency?

Profuse vomiting is most definitely an emergency, particularly when associated with the inability to keep down water, blood in the vomit, depression or pain This is very dangerous for any dog but especially when it comes to puppies or small dogs. What makes it an emergency With profuse vomiting, both the underlying cause and the vomiting itself can be a…

by Jana Rade

Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of American and an award-winning author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners . What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.

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