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Question
hi my dog leroi has been sick for the past 2 days. before he was sick we gave him a piece of bacon. but hes just been resting in his bed all day today and last night. hes been throwing up and has had bad diarhea. he wont get up, eat, or drinking water. hes still 5 months and hasnt had all his shots yet. he got his first shots but not the 2nd. what do u think it is?o ya he ate a little vegies, i dont who fed him it, but he threw up corn.


Answer
At five months of age he should have already had 4 vaccination s and a rabies vaccination.
There are two things that might be wrong.
1st of all, bacon is one of the worst things you can feed a dog.
They don't do well with fatty foods and can develop severe pancreatitis which can be fatal.

The pancreas helps to digest fats and carbs but when you give a dog something they are not used to eating and shouldn't be eating, their digestive system gets inflamed and they start vomiting and get severe diarrhea.
This needs to be treated immediately by a vet.Like I said, this can be fatal.
The second thing is he could very well have parvo virus.
If he hasn't had all his vaccinations, and you said he hasn't, he could very well have that. The symptoms are pretty close to the same, vomiting and severe diarrhea.
This can also be fatal.
One way or the other, this dog needs to be seen by a vet as soon as you read this.
When he gets better, get him at least two more vaccinations and his rabies. Get him on heartworm prevention and don't feed him one little piece of human food ever.
He should be put on Science Puppy Growth Small bites and nothing else.
I hope you get him to the vet on time.
Let me know how he does.