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Help! My dog is vomiting. What should I do and when to see a vet?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Russell Terrier | Female | spayed | 4 years and 3 months old | 17 lbs

Would GNC Digestive Health Complex chews help stop vomiting?

3 Answers

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 17th, 2016

No, this will not help Cinnamon stop vomiting. Vomiting in dogs can be caused by a severe GI illness, eating something rotten, a foreign body, or pancreatitis. A vet can give her a shot that will help stop the vomiting, and can diagnose what is causing her to vomit. If Cinnamon has been vomiting for less than 24 hours and not been vomiting multiple times per hour, then you can try a home remedy to see if that helps with the vomiting before taking her into the vet; otherwise, I would take her into the vet immediately should she be vomiting for more than 24 hours, and/or multiple times per hour. Withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed 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 her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, 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.

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Not likely. These are supplements used to promote gut health and commonly contain probiotics. Vomiting is a symptom with many. many causes. If Cinnamon is behaving normally otherwise, try withholding food for 24 hours. Allow small amounts of water or unflavored PediaLyte. Resume feeding a bland diet in small frequent amounts. Wait at least 1 hour between feedings. If the vomiting stops, transition slowly to the regular diet. If not, or if Cinnamon develops other symptoms (lethargy, diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain) then see your vet for an exam and diagnostics to determine the underlying cause.
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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on September 4th, 2017
Cinnamon's diarrhea could be caused by the abrupt change in food or there could be something else going on that caused the constipation/hard stools in the first place.

Since this has been going on for several days I would recommend taking Cinnamon to the vet to be checked out. You vet will probably to a fecal exam to check for intestinal parasites and may need to do X-rays since she is vomiting as well.

If Cinnamon does have colitis (an inflammation of the colon causing diarrhea) she will need antibiotics and possibly probiotics to helps get her stools back to normal. She may also need medication to help stop the vomiting.

I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.
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