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Vomit and odd stool

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Jazzmine
Jazzmine

I gave my dog a vet approved dewormer 2 days ago for round and hook worms. It appeared to have worked that day because she was expelling the worms each time she went to the bathroom. I thought they were gone, because this eventually stopped. Today, however, she began to expel a spongy yellow feces with what appeared to be more worms in it. I asked my vet about it, and she could not give me a good reason. Also, I had to take my dog in to the vet today because she was vomiting liquid that appeared to irritate her. The vet just gave her fluids, some canned foods and told me to withhold food and water for several hours and reintroduce gradually. She did not give me a good reason for the vomiting. She also said that my dog was dehydrated, if that helps. She did give me a more comprehensive worm medication to be deleivered over a 5 day period. My question, finally, is what could the yellow-sponginess be, and why might she have vomited?

One Response to “Vomit and odd stool”:

  •   Cat Goorsky says:

    October 21st, 2008 at 12:24 AM

    With intestinal parasites, her GI tract is going to be all out of sorts for a while, and it's very common to see them expelled in the feces - sometimes there are worms so far up in the GI tract that they actually live in the stomach, so occassionally, pets can vomit the worms (which is reeeeeeeeally creepy!!) or other material. Also, it may take a lot longer than you expected for all the worms to pass from her body.

    It's hard to say whether the fecal material she passed was normal, just worms, or something else entirely, but you did a good thing by taking her to your vet for fluids, etc.

    If she continues to vomit or have any other weird bowel movements (especially loose stools, or diarrhea w/ or w/o blood), I'd take her back and get her checked out. Parvovirus is always a possibility, even though she is a bit young, but vets can test for that, too.

    Follow your vet's instructions (especially the withholding food/water part), and if anything else abnormal starts to happen, take her to a vet!

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