![]() ![]() ![]() The contents could be undigested, or they could be partially or fully digested depending on how much time passed between your dog eating and their vomiting episode. When your dog vomits, on the other hand, the food is pushed back out of the stomach by the stomach muscles. The esophageal muscles pushed the food back out rather than the stomach muscles. Your dog swallowed food, but it came back from the stomach through the esophagus and out of your pet's mouth. Regurgitation refers to the return of food into your dog's mouth after it's been swallowed. ![]() But the truth is that these two are different. You'll often see the terms "vomiting" and "regurgitation" used interchangeably. Let's take a closer look at canine vomiting and regurgitation to help you answer the ultimate question: Why is your dog throwing up undigested food? What's the Difference Between Vomiting and Regurgitation? While the occasional isolated episode of vomiting isn't a huge cause for concern (more on that later), continuous or frequent vomiting definitely means something is wrong. There are all sorts of reasons why a dog might vomit, including sickness, foreign body ingestion, toxins, and much more. But why do our canine companions throw up undigested food? When vomiting happens shortly after eating, the food will be undigested simply because it didn't have enough time to work its way through their digestive system. Before you know it, your dog has thrown up their stomach contents, leaving you with a gross mess. A few minutes later, you hear them retching. It's bound to happen to every dog owner: You feed your pooch a meal and they gobble it up happily. ![]()
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