My dog is vomiting, has diarrhea, and is tired. When to see a vet?

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• Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

  Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

  Published on July 29th, 2018

  Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Vomiting and diarrhea can occur secondary to conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, dietary indiscretion, parasites, among other possibilities. I recommend that you have Zoey evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. At the very least they can start her on medications to make her feel better and check her hydration status. In the meantime, keep water available at all times to try to prevent dehydration. Good luck and have a good night!

  

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• Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on April 8th, 2018

  This is not specific to any disease, but indicates that something is affecting her gastrointestinal tract. In a young dog, this is often due to an infection. In order to determine how serious this is, I would have to examine her. However, this does appear bad enough that Ellie should go to a veterinarian for an evaluation. They can help narrow-down the cause of this and provide treatment to at-least make her feel better.
  
  In order to determine the seriousness of this and how urgently she needs a vet, I recommend you read the article at the link below.
  
  https://www.petcoach.co/article/diarrhea-vomiting-in-dogs-when-to-call-your-veterinarian/
  
  If you have further questions or need further clarification, then you may consider having an online consult with one of our vets on Petcoach. This way, you can send unlimited pictures and have a text conversation with a vet.
  
  I hope that helps and Ellie gets better soon.
  
  

  

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• Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

  Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

  Published on April 22nd, 2018

  Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Loss of appetite and diarrhea can be observed with many conditions such as gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, colitis, pancreatitis, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Zoe evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to check for these possibilities and others depending on the findings on exam. Treatment would be based on findings. Good luck and have a great day! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

  

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• Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

  Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

  Published on May 12th, 2018

  Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Vomiting and diarrhea can be observed with conditions such as gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, dietary indiscretion, gastrointestinal foreign body ingestion and obstruction, among other possibilities. For this reason, I highly recommend that you have Dixie evaluated by a veterinarian for further assessment and treatment as soon as possible as I am afraid she is likely becoming dehydrated. They would be able to check for these possibilities and also check her hydration status and give her medications to make her feel better. Good luck!

  

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