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My dog ate spicy chicken. Is her rumbling stomach a concern?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Bernese Mountain Dog | Female | spayed | 1 year and 9 months old | 60 lbs

Hello, I have a 1 and 1/2 year old Bernese mountain dog, she is 60lbs and ate 3 and a half pieces of SPICY chicken strips from chick-fa-la about 12 hours ago, she is eating and drinking fine, however her belly is making loud grumble noises, should I be concerned ?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on September 13th, 2020

I wouldn't be surprised that this spicy chicken is the cause of the stomach rumbling. Dogs don't handle spice well, and it could be Zelda now has some stomach upset. I can give you a home remedy to see if that helps her. Feed her a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If she refuses to eat the bland diet, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. I hope this helps!

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