Dog Vomiting Blood: Causes, Treatment, and When to Call a Vet

We normally write articles to help educate people on possible causes, treatments, and when to call a vet. On this article, however, I need to be honest with you -You need to take your dog to a veterinarian as fast as possible.

I know that this is going to be scary. In the years that we’ve been in helping our dog parents, I have yet to see a parent who has been able to handle seeing their dog throw up blood.

Seeing blood is tough to witness, and your mind immediately goes to the worst place.

I get it and that’s why I need you need to know: It’s serious, and your best move is to call your vet right away.

Even if we don’t find anything serious and the result is nothing more than a scare, blood in your dog’s vomit is still something that needs to be checked as fast possible.

There are a number of reasons a dog will throw up blood. These reasons could that they’ve got an upset stomach or they chewed or swallowed something that scratched them up inside. Sometimes, blood in their vomit is something that’s actually serious. They could have ulcers, infections, or even something toxic they got into. When it comes to blood in their vomit, I assure you, you can’t tell what it is just by looking at it.

If it happens, grab your phone and call us up (940) 691-0261. If you can, bring a little bit of what they threw up in a plastic bag or container – yeah, it’s gross, but it can really help us figure out what’s going on faster.

When you get here, we’ll check them over right away and may run a few quick tests. We’re looking at bloodwork, x-rays, maybe an ultrasound. We need to find the cause. Once we know what’s behind it, we’ll start treatment immediately, whether that’s medication, fluids, or in some cases, surgery.

So here’s the short version:

If your dog’s vomiting blood – don’t wait. Call us. We’ll take it from there.