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Dog vomitted and diareha & bumps

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Question
Dear Patt,
May is a 1yr 3/4 old Golden, and yellow lab mix.
When i left for work she was okay after having a couple of episodes of loose bowels. This was at 6:15 i returned at 10:00 to find she had vomitted and also had diareha. I cleaned her up went to work and when i returned she had vomited what looked like twice and 1 loose BM. I took her in the house she drank water did not want to eat. She started to get lumps on her head and they have spread. the original lumps i noticed have gone down. I am attributing this to a viral reaction to the vomiting and diareha.She is not lathargic. Do you have any thoughts?  

Answer
HI RENEE
THEY CAN GET REACTIONS TO THEIR SHOTS LIKE THIS.  I HAVE A FEMALE THAT HAD THE RUNS FOR A COUPLE DAYS, I FED HER LESS THAN I USUALLY DO, SHE DRANK AND WAS NOT ILL ACTING, RAN AND PLAYED.
I THINK SOMETIMES THEY GET A VIRUS LIKE WE DO OR THEY HAVE CHEWED ON SOMETHING OUTSIDE THAT UPSET THE INTESTINES?  MY DOGS LIKE TO RUN OUT ALL DAY AND ARE KENNELED AT NIGHT OR IN GARAGE WHEN REAL COLD.  
I GIVE A TBSP OF PEPTO WHEN THEY GET THE RUNS AND VOMIT.  I GIVE MY PUPPIES THE SAME BY DROPPER IF THEY GET LOOSE OR SPIT UP.  IF SHE IS NOT BETTER IN THE NEXT DAY U SHOULD CONTACT A VET.  I AM NOT A VET, JUST OLD HAND EXPERIENCE, BUT I DO NOT LIKE TO GUESS WHEN IT IS SOMEBODY ELSES PET.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
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LET ME KNOW HOW SHE IS AS I AM RUNNING LATE WITH HOLIDAYS AND HAD A DOG HIT BY CAR I AM WATCHING CLOSELY SHE JUST GOT HOME FROM VET YESTERDAY FROM THURS ACCIDENT, THE GAIT WAS LEFT OPEN.