Vomiting or regurgitating puppy

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I have no idea if I'm being completely over-anxious or if I should be rushing to the vet's right now. Pup has been fine all day (13 weeks old). About two hours ago he vomited up a big lump of food. It contained lots of treats in undigested form so I wondered if it was regurgitation rather than vomiting?

He's not eaten since and is sleeping on the sofa beside me. He has had a bit of water though. I am a natural worrier and I am now looking at him and thinking that he is breathing heavily. My feeling is that I keep an eye on him and if he does it again then we'll get straight on to the vet but we won't go just yet. He did do this a couple of weeks ago but we put it down to him inhaling his food.

I have been varying his treats recently so I was wondering if that was it but I also googled and saw that swallowing a foreign object can cause this too.

Is watch and wait the right option?

If the water stays down I would watch and wait.
Regurgitation is fairly normal and sounds like what you've had here.
Pups do breathe heavily and fast while sleeping.

Signs of trouble that would cause me to contact the vet...

• more vomiting
• stops drinking
• lethargy (more than normal puppy sleeping)
• v pale gums
• if the pup doesn't poop/pee as normal tomorrow
• if the pup refuses food in the morning
• signs the dog is in pain (panting heavily, crying, flinching)
• any signs of disorientation

Oh thank you @missbattenburg - you are most reassuring. We'll see what happens over night and tomorrow. He's sleeping now which is standard - I would expect him to have a wander around just before proper bedtime and for him to have a bit of a pee. He hasn't had his dinner and I'm planning to skip it, wait for breakfast tomorrow.

Puppy ownership is bloody terrifying.

Puppy ownership is bloody terrifying.

Yes. Yes it is. Mine once swallowed some broken glass; it was not his finest hour and I sobbed like a banshee for about 5 hours.

Has he been wormed? Defo see the vet and check with the breeders that he has been wormed (from my recollection don't they have to be wormed at various stages of puppyhood?)

I use my dog's kibble as treats and sometimes if she's eaten them too quickly they will return completely unchewed and undigested.

If he's eating his food very fast have you thought of getting him a 'slow feeder' to slow him up a bit.

Try not to worry too much about fast breathing when he's asleep, dog's can make the most alarming noises and weird breathing during sleep. The first time I witnessed my dog breathing really oddly - her chest was going up and down rapidly - and making strange noises in her sleep I actually thought she was have some sort of seizure - she also has her eyes open at these times which can look a bit odd.

Puppy ownership is bloody terrifying and to be honest I still have major panics about my dog from time to time and she's just turned 7 years - had her since she was a small puppy - but it does get easier as they get older.

Worming every two weeks until they're six months old, my vet told me, callmeadoctor.

I'm so sorry I wandered off this thread when it became clear that he was absolutely bloody FINE. I found this out when he playfully gnawed at my neck at 5am to get me to play.

Thank you all for your wisdom. I'm having new panics now but none of them health related!