36 So Your Dog Puked Up Your Homework–Why??

Introduction

Vomiting is a common occurrence in dogs, and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing all of the time. Vomiting has a wide variety of causes and might not require additional veterinary care. It is important to understand what different types of vomit can mean and why vomiting occurs, so that you can recognize when your vomiting dog might need veterinary care.

Learning objectives

   Describe what vomiting is

    Explain the difference between vomiting and regurgitation

    Describe reasons why vomiting occurs

    Identify contents of vomit by color

    Describe how vomiting is treated

Review material

There is a powerpoint along with a a note sheet that should be read with the slides. The notes go into more detail than is required for the knowledge check and assessment, but is important for overall understanding of the unit.

Review Slides

Supplemental Review Notes

Activities & Knowledge Check

Go through the review material slides and note sheet. At the end of the slideshow, there are some pictures of dog vomit. Use your knowledge to predict what the dog could have swallowed or what could be going on in its GI system.

Fun activities for further learning at home 

• Vomiting dog cup 
  • Draw a dog on a plastic white cup. Make a hole in the mouth.
  • Add 2 to 3 tbsp baking soda to the cup
  • Add food coloring and different objects (like cheerios, strips of paper, etc.)
  • Place the cup on a plate to catch the “vomit” 
  • Pour around half a cup of vinegar into the cup in the end to watch your dog vomit!
    • Pour slowly for a better effect.
• Vomiting Slime
  • Make slime and put in different objects that the student think could be in dog vomit 
  • Slime recipe
    • Ingredients: 2 tsp borax, 2 cups of water (separate into 1 cup each), ½ cup white glue, ziploc bags, food coloring, weird objects
    • Directions: Mix 1/2 cup of white glue and 1 cup of water in a ziploc bag. Dissolve 2 teaspoons of Borax with a separate 1 cup of water. Pour the Borax-water solution into the zipper bag containing the glue-water solution. Mix well. Add in your chosen vomit contents and food coloring.

Assessment