small dog vomiting

Question
last night my jack russel mix began vomiting. this continued for several hours, and today he seems to be having trouble walking. he walks slowly and appears to stumble a bit. the vomiting has subsided, but he continues to seem shaky. he has not been around any chemicals or plants, or medications.he is 9 mos old. thanks , jackie shaw  

Answer
Hey Jackie,

What kind of food do you feed your Dog? A Dog will vomit if the food he/she eats irritates their stomach it will cause the stomach to contract and therefore cause vomitting.

The most common causes of occasional vomiting are probably the inflammatory bowel diseases and functional obstructions of the pylorus (the muscular valve between the stomach and the intestines). Intestinal parasites, ulcers, liver and kidney disease and other diseases can lead to occasional vomiting. Indiscreet eating habits such as eating foods that may be spoiled, eating to much at once, eating objects not meant to be eaten like rocks and other eating habits that can irritate the digestive tract probably account for a number of cases of occasional vomiting as well.

I suggest you take your Dog to a veterinarian if the Dog is having trouble walking and if he seems shaky. It could be a serious issue.

Vantressa Brown