Gastritis an inflammation of the stomach can occur if Risky has eaten a substance that irritates his stomach lining or if his stomach does not empty in a timely fashion, or is assaulted by bacterial or viral infection. Gastritis can be acute and episodic or chronic. If he vomits after drinking water, ice cubes will help keep him hydrated without causing additional retching. Chronic gastritis caused by food retention can be diagnosed by x-rays. Disease involving the stomach wall is difficult to manage, and gastritis caused by underlying cancers are usually fatal.
Vomiting can be an indication that something serious is afoot.
In addition to direct stomach involvement, vomiting may be a symptom of disease of the kidneys, liver, or pancreas, or could be induced by drugs, electrolyte imbalance, or stress. Chronic retching, blood vomitus, projectile vomiting, and fecal vomiting are cases for the veterinarian to diagnose. In some cases of poisoning, vomiting should be induced to get the toxin out of the system as quickly as possible. Induce vomiting in strychnine cases only if she is not having difficulty breathing. You may print or download this material for non-commercial personal or school educational use.