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Section: Overview
Acute vomiting and diarrhea are characterized by a sudden onset and short duration of less than two to three weeks. Acute vomiting, a reflex act that results in the forceful ejection of gastric (stomach) and/or duodenal (intestinal) contents through the mouth, and diarrhea, an increase in fecal water content with an accompanying increase in the frequency, fluidity, or volume of bowel movements, are both extremely common in the dog.An occasional bout of vomiting and diarrhea is quite common in dogs however, severe, acute vomiting and diarrhea is not normal, and can be associated with life threatening illnesses. It can cause extreme fluid loss, acid-base imbalance, and electrolyte disturbance.What To Watch For
As anyone who has had a young dog or cat can attest, pets are quite curious and will sometimes eat the strangest things. Endoscopy is a procedure that can be used to remove ingested foreign objects.
At one time or another your dog may have a bout of vomiting, usually from eating too much or too fast. Vomiting may be just a sign of a minor problem – or it could be something very serious.
Acute diarrhea in dogs is one of the most common clinical problems seen in veterinary practice. It is characterized by a sudden onset and short duration (three weeks or less) of watery or watery-mucoid...
An endoscope is a long, flexible tube with a tiny camera at the tip that is used to look at the inner lining of the throat, stomach and intestine, colon or at the respiratory passages to help diagnose...
Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) is a disease syndrome seen in dogs, characterized by the acute (sudden) onset of bloody diarrhea, usually explosive, accompanied by high packed cell volumes (red blood...
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