6 months yorkie-poo throwing up

Question
I have a 6 month old yorkie-poo and at first he throw-up yellow water but now he is throwing up his food.  Any
suggestion other than taking his food up?

Answer
Whenever a dog starts throwing up, it needs to be fasted for 24 hours in order to give its gut a chance to rest. Water should also be taken up so that it doesn't start tanking up on water and then start barfing that up, too.

The dog must, however, be kept hydrated, so it must be given an ice cube to lick every hour until it starts to leave a bit of water in the bowl, and then it can be left with a bit more water.

After a day of fasting, if the dog is no longer vomiting, it can be started slowly back on solid food. The key is rice. Go out and buy a jar or two of Gerber strained chicken... the plain stuff, not the doctored-up one with onions, etc. (yes, the baby food). Make up a bowl (or a pot) of rice and mix a *small* amount of the strained chicken in it for flavor, and then start offering it to him one teaspoonful at a time. Don't offer any more until you are sure that he is keeping that feeding down. Initially feed frequently.... every couple hours or so.... and as he keeps that feeding down, you can gradually start increasing the amount a teaspoonful or so as the day progresses. (Don't increase too soon initially.) As the amount of each feeding increases, lengthen the time between the feedings, but continue to keep the feedings on the smaller, rather than normal, side for a time.

If things are progressing well by the second day, start adding kibble a couple pieces at a time to the rice mixture. Take your time in getting him back to his normal diet. And backpeddle at the first sign of vomiting.

If the vomiting continues or he worsens, get him into your vet immediately.