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My puppy passed plastic. Will his vomiting and diarrhea improve after obstruction?
Updated on September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Male | unneutered | 6 lbs
My 9 week old Beagle has presented with diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, weakness and anorexia for 1 week. Neg parvo and parasites tests. He was put on fluids and antibiotics and anti nausea meds. Today I found a piece of plastic in his stool. Is it likely he had a partial obstruction and will now feel better?
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Answered By Ana M, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on September 8th, 2019
Thank you for submitting your question regarding Dre. Hopefully he passed all of the plastic and is feeling better. If not, I recommend that he sees a veterinarian for x-rays of his belly. An obstruction is a very serious problem and typically requires surgery to relieve. So if he is not acting back to normal, he will need imaging by a veterinarian. Even if x-rays were taken initially, it is worth repeating them given the foreign object seen in the stool. I hope this information helps!
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