Help...Sophie threw up twice just now! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

kristy47 · 08-11-2009, 08:38 PM

Ok, I know I'm an overly paranoid momma, but Sophie just threw up twice within a little bit. She is playing and eating fine and drinking water right now, and she's using the potty. The vomit looked like just her food and water, but of course I'm still worried. Could she be eating too fast and maybe a bit too much? She also got to play a lot today so she may have gotten too excited. She eats Iams Healthy Naturals for puppies. And yes, I know Iams is not the best food in the world, but she really likes it and she goes to the potty fine eating it, too.

The only thing I can think might have caused her to vomit were possibly playing with a particular toy that used to be the cats'. It is a carpet toy with a bell inside. There is no cat nip in the toy. I don't know if that was it, but I took it away from her to be safe.

She also accidentally ate a bite or two of the cats' food but I got her away before she got anymore than that.

It also seems as if she's teething because she is chewing on EVERYTHING. Right she's going after her two fave toys and her nylabone, growling and fighting them. So she's clearly active and not lethargic. Could the teething be causing her to vomit?

Could any of these have caused it?

Any help would be appreciated! She hasn't given me any other sign that I should be really, really worried, just the vomiting!

Thanks in advance!

kristy47 · 08-11-2009, 08:53 PM

BTW, she will be 16 weeks old Saturday, so I don't know if that's too young to be already teething, but she's been pawing at her face and as I mentioned before, chewing on everything quite aggressively. Could this be causing her to get sick?

kristy47 · 08-13-2009, 07:28 PM

In case anyone who read this wants to know, apparently changing her food helped. My husband who is BTW not a vet or doctor but a lawyer had the common sense to say, "If she's teething and her teeth hurt, maybe her food is too big & hard and she's not chewing it up all the way and she's getting too full too quick." Well, checking her vomit, that's what it looked like. The food was almost all whole. So we switched to some smaller bites and she loves it and hasn't thrown up once! Yay!!!

Connie · 08-13-2009, 08:44 PM

Glad to hear that Sophie is doing better! What a little cutie she is!

kristy47 · 08-13-2009, 08:53 PM

Thanks! I think she's pretty cute too, but I'm biased!

And I guess DH was good for something b/c his solution seemed to work. He's smarter than the average bear sometimes. He thinks I'm a little off for constantly worrying about her, but I can't help it.

Patti · 08-14-2009, 05:09 AM

That's great!! Husband's come in handy every now an then! lol

08-11-2009, 08:38 PM	#1
kristy47 ♥Sophie Belle's Mommy♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Henderson, TN Posts: 969	Help...Sophie threw up twice just now! Ok, I know I'm an overly paranoid momma, but Sophie just threw up twice within a little bit. She is playing and eating fine and drinking water right now, and she's using the potty. The vomit looked like just her food and water, but of course I'm still worried. Could she be eating too fast and maybe a bit too much? She also got to play a lot today so she may have gotten too excited. She eats Iams Healthy Naturals for puppies. And yes, I know Iams is not the best food in the world, but she really likes it and she goes to the potty fine eating it, too. The only thing I can think might have caused her to vomit were possibly playing with a particular toy that used to be the cats'. It is a carpet toy with a bell inside. There is no cat nip in the toy. I don't know if that was it, but I took it away from her to be safe. She also accidentally ate a bite or two of the cats' food but I got her away before she got anymore than that. It also seems as if she's teething because she is chewing on EVERYTHING. Right she's going after her two fave toys and her nylabone, growling and fighting them. So she's clearly active and not lethargic. Could the teething be causing her to vomit? Could any of these have caused it? Any help would be appreciated! She hasn't given me any other sign that I should be really, really worried, just the vomiting! Thanks in advance! __________________ Kristy Sophie Belle, Otis, Milo, Park & Walt Sophie's Dogster Page

08-11-2009, 08:53 PM	#2
kristy47 ♥Sophie Belle's Mommy♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Henderson, TN Posts: 969	BTW, she will be 16 weeks old Saturday, so I don't know if that's too young to be already teething, but she's been pawing at her face and as I mentioned before, chewing on everything quite aggressively. Could this be causing her to get sick? __________________ Kristy Sophie Belle, Otis, Milo, Park & Walt Sophie's Dogster Page

08-13-2009, 07:28 PM	#3
kristy47 ♥Sophie Belle's Mommy♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Henderson, TN Posts: 969	In case anyone who read this wants to know, apparently changing her food helped. My husband who is BTW not a vet or doctor but a lawyer had the common sense to say, "If she's teething and her teeth hurt, maybe her food is too big & hard and she's not chewing it up all the way and she's getting too full too quick." Well, checking her vomit, that's what it looked like. The food was almost all whole. So we switched to some smaller bites and she loves it and hasn't thrown up once! Yay!!! __________________ Kristy Sophie Belle, Otis, Milo, Park & Walt Sophie's Dogster Page

08-13-2009, 08:44 PM	#4
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 10,732	Glad to hear that Sophie is doing better! What a little cutie she is! __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

08-13-2009, 08:53 PM	#5
kristy47 ♥Sophie Belle's Mommy♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Henderson, TN Posts: 969	Thanks! I think she's pretty cute too, but I'm biased! And I guess DH was good for something b/c his solution seemed to work. He's smarter than the average bear sometimes. He thinks I'm a little off for constantly worrying about her, but I can't help it. __________________ Kristy Sophie Belle, Otis, Milo, Park & Walt Sophie's Dogster Page

08-14-2009, 05:09 AM	#6
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	That's great!! Husband's come in handy every now an then! lol __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html