Dog vomiting 5 times in an hour?

Keep an eye on him and see if he stops vomitting within the next hour or two; usually dogs who have some sort of stomach upset will slow down and stop during that time frame. If not, or he is 'dry heaving', call the vet (hopefully your sister left her regular vet's number with you) and ask them for some advice. They will have his records on hand and should be able to help somewhat, even if you can't get him in. Just be certain that he hasn't eaten anything that could be toxic to his system; otherwise that is definitely a life-threatening situation and a vet would be an absolute must with no delays (even if you had to beg for a drive from someone).

Rice mixed with a bit of boiled chicken in small amounts is a good starter to get him back on a feeding schedule tomorrow, provided he is no longer vomitting and is looking alert. Again though, if the vomitting - or attempts to vomit - continue and show no signs of letting up then yes, a vet would be your best answer.

Do you have a contact number for your sister. Do you know whether he does this from time to time because this could just be down to stress, his owners not being around. Continual vomiting bugs like this do need to be shut down because of the very real risk of dehydration. Is he able to keep water down at all? It's quite possible for him to have picked something up (infection) which is causing this - my Basset did this some months back and because I was concerned about dehydration, I took him straight to my vet who gave him an anti inflammatory, and an antibiotic, the standard treatment suggesting that he could have a blockage that was causing this (it wasn't). Happily he settled down and by the next morning, after a quiet night, was okay. I put him back on just a little boiled rice and chicken which he kept down.

I'm not quite sure about your local vet because you say you don't even know where the vet is, and then 'the vet is about 20 miles away....'. When you look after somebody else's dog you should always have a contact number, and the name, address and phone number of the vet they use, plus a note to say it's fine for him to treat the dog, in their absence. That way hopefully, any bill could be sent to the owners!!

If you can't drive, speak to a neighbour, adult at home? re getting him to a vet somehow. If this was my own dog, I'd not leave it and even more if the dog isn't mine. Meanwhile withhold food for the rest of today, and in the morning, depending on whether this vomiting continues or not, start him back using boiled rice and chicken and hopefully he'll keep it down. Fresh water should be available, but don't force any on him.

If you are in charge of this worming etc. treatment, then before he gets that, I'd tell the vet about what's happened this weekend. Sick dogs should not be wormed etc.

ps Not your concern, but he should be vaccinated against more than just Parvo and distemper. His vaccination should include that for Leptospirosis, Hardpad, and Parainfluenza.

"he hasn't eaten any untoward that might have upset his tummy."

Are you ABSOLUTELY sure he hasn't eaten or drunk anything bad?

Any poison (bleach / detergent) from the kitchen or garage?

Any weedkiller from the shed or garden?

Any slugs or snails from the garden?

Keep an eye on him. Keep him relaxed & comfortable.

Don't feed him anything (no treats or anything) for 24 hours.

Just leave him a bowl of fresh water.

Tomorrow afternoon, make up a 50/50 mix of plain boiled rice & plain cooked skinless (shredded) chicken, and feed him a small handful only.

If he vomits during the night or tomorrow, you may need to phone your sister & get the dog to a vet.

It might be a good idea to find out where the vet is, and make some plans to get a ride there with the dog tomorrow if necessary.

You should take him to the vet immediately. Do not feed him rice. Dogs can't digest rice, and it will only cause constipation or diarrhea on top of his vomiting. If he is not vaccinated, this may be Parvo or Distemper. If it's been a while since be has been on flea, tick, and heart worm preventative, there is a good chance he may have worms. Worms cause vomiting, but they do not always appear in the vomit. It is also possible that he ingested something poisonous that you are not aware of. Whether it's an illness, parasite, or poison, there is no question that your dog needs vet care, now. If your sister is too stubborn to get treatment for the dog, take him to the vet anyways. Put the bill in her name and she can pay for it when she has the money.

it's maybe stress related, the vomiting because of the dogs owner being away. As long as he's doing the toilet and not having diarrhoea, feeding him the rice should be fine until he stops vomiting. Give the dog small amounts of rice and tried some plain cooked chicken. Dont give him any dairy products as this will upset his stomach further. give him 24 hours, and if the vomiting still persists i'd advise getting touch with your sister to find out what vet her dog is registered with. x

In that WE have no IDEA what the dog may have eaten (bones, foil, plastic wrap) etc. I think ANOTHER trip to the ER may be necessary. IF you love your dogs, why in the HECK don't you change your garbage set-up, so this doesn't keep happening? Plan B is to crate or otherwise house the dogs - when you are not going to watch them, but IMO you stop allowing access to the garbage, or you will continue paying through the nose, if your dog doesn't ultimately eat something so dangerous or TOXIC... you can't save it.

For now you can get him some clear colorless pedialyte to drink (mix it half and half with water). You can also get some canned plain pureed pumpkin and offer a bit of that later on today. I hope he feels better soon. Look around in the environment and see if there is anything he could have gotten ahold of such as chewing on a toxic plant in the house or the yard, any household cleaning products, insecticides, anything chewed on that could be toxic.