A dog may vomit if there is an irritation in his gastrointestinal (GI) tract from any number of reasons: eating garbage, plants or grass; a food allergy; eating too quickly; or a dietary change. If your dog is vomiting, there safe and effective home cures you can try that will provide some relief for your dog.
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Fasting
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Do not feed your dog for 12 to 24 hours to give her GI tract time to rest and recover. There will be a decrease in vomiting with food out of the way. It is possible to see some yellow bile vomit, which indicates the dog is vomiting on an empty stomach. Adult dogs can fast up to 24 hours; puppies, however, should not go longer than 12 hours without eating. Once the fasting period ends, give your dog water to see if he can keep it down. If he is able to drink water without vomiting, feed him small amounts of food.
Bland Diet
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Take away your dog's normal food and replace it with a bland diet consisting of boiled hamburger or boiled skinless chicken mixed with white or brown cooked rice. Feed him small amounts of food two or three times a day until your dog stops vomiting. Once the vomiting stops, you can begin to add his normal food to the bland diet, eventually switching him back to his normal food.
Catnip
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If you believe your dog's vomiting is due to anxiety or stress, catnip will help calm her down. Catnip has a mild tranquilizing effect on most animals, including dogs, and is effective for treating restlessness and anxiety. To administer catnip to your dog, you can put fresh leaves into her drinking water, or sprinkle the catnip in dried herb form, on her food; use 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon per pound of food. Catnip is available in many forms at nurseries and herbal food stores.
Ginger
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If your dog gets motion sickness and vomits during or after car rides, use ginger to help prevent nausea and upset stomach. Keep some ginger cookies in the car and feed them to your dog during the car ride.
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