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My dog swallowed a toy, vomited, now bleeding from his penis. Why?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered

Dog is a 8year male.a month ago he swallowed a toy caused him to vomit for a full day,so i took him to the vet not knowing the issue b/c he was gagging and vomiting. The vet said he had kennel cough, prescribed pain killers,antibiotics. When i began to feed him the next day(because i stopped feeding him for day 1)he vomited a large piece of a toy.I continued to give him the antibiotics.He stopped vomitting and coughing.now for 3days he has drops of blood from his penis. Today it was a lot more

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on April 26th, 2017

Have Cholo rechecked by your veterinarian. Abdominal x-rays or ultrasound should be done to check for more bits of toy in his GI tract. More importantly, an x-ray may show bladder or kidney stones. Blood work and a urinalysis should also be submitted to assess major organ function and to rule out urinary tract infection.

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