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tabatha s asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

5 week old puppy throwing up?

I have a litter of nine great dane puppies. I have started them on food that I wet down with water. This is my 7th litter of pups so I have some idea of what I am doing but I have one puppy that throws up after he eats. He then eats what he throws up and is fine. I don't understand what it could be. I have researched liver shunts and things like that but he does not fit the description for that. He is not sick acting and plays and is very happy and active. Has anyone ever had this problem? He goes to the vet on Friday but the vet does not seem that worried about it. If you know what it could be please let me know. I have them on a large breed puppy food so I know its not to high in protein and that kind of stuff plus like I said I have never had this problem before. One thing that my vet did tell me is that it can not be a food allergy because pups this age do not get food allergies.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Maybe he is just not ready for solid food yet. If he is growing fine I wouldn't worry too bad.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Did you get the regular 2 or 3 day after birth check up? When the pups are 2 to 3 days old they are usually taken in for a check up to detect problems. You are not giving them cows milk are you!? That is a strict 'no-no'. Get puppy formula, don't ever give a dog milk. They are lactose intolerant. By now they should be on solid foods & not be nursing off mom as much. If you don't take the whole litter & mama into see a Vet , at least take the one that is having problems.

  • 1 decade ago

    It could be that he's eating it too fast... if the vet didn't seem worried about it.

    Our dog used to throw up almost every time he ate, after several trips back and forth to the vet we figured out that he was just eating too fast. We hand fed him for a little while, then fed him in a bowl with a large ball in it... eating around the ball forced him to slow down.

  • 1 decade ago

    okayy. My dog Use to do this after he drank water too fast. Maybe It's Because You have a puppy with bad gag reflexes so you could get him his own food dish and dont put as much water in it

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This could be it:

    this normally doesn't happen to big dogs or big breed puppies. It's called hypoglycemic, that is temporary diabetes. Puppies out grow it once they stop growing.

    Source(s): My Aunts a vet
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