Random vomiting?

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

Parker has thrown up twice this week and it is weird.

Wednesday morning at 5:30am he started making his gagging noise and then threw up a little bile but nothing major...I cleaned it up and he went back to bed and was fine all day. This morning at 3:30am he threw up again..this time a little undigested kibble, but again we cleaned it up and he has been fine since...sleeping on the bed like a lazy bum as usual.

I am not sure why he's doing this...he's not eating anything odd and his poops are still normal. After taking him to the vet before Christmas and paying $550 because he had diarrhea, I am leery about calling the vet as it has not been frequent and another $550 for him to end up being fine is not in the finances! 

Does anyone have any ideas? Have your dogs done this before?

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Both of my guys will occasionally vomit bile very early in the morning...usually right after they wake up.  I give them a cookie at night around 11:00 and that helps for the most part.  This vomiting bile seems to come from having an empty stomach for some dogs.  The 3:30 episode with some kibble is not something I have experienced though.  That feels like it could be a little different.  Maybe try the "cookie" before you go to bed for the night, and see if that helps.  If there's more actual vomiting of food though I think I would check with the Vet.

[BG and Gavin]

This is my experience as well.

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Sedona is an occasional vomiter.  Sometimes she "asks" to go outside, grazes on a little grass, then vomits a bit - it's her way of settling her tummy, I guess.  Other times, thankfully not too often, she just randomly pukes.  She's not acting sick - not before the throwing up, not after.  

Hope all is fine with Parker!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I have the occasional dog-vomiter too. Happens in all situations--playing or at rest.  Empty stomach or food.   All times of day or night.  Dunno?

As long as Parker seems okay the rest of the time, I really don't think two random episodes is anything to worry about.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

p.s.  I swear I have bulimic cats.   Eat-vomit-eat again.   It happens.

[Linda Karell]

Cats throw up when the eat too fast, and then, yes, chow it down again. Unless the dog gets to it first!
Ah, don't we love them!

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

One of my cats vomits randomly, quite often. I dont think its anything to worry about

[F, Calla & Luca]

My dogs vomit on occasion for no apparent reason, with varying amounts of undigested kibble. It can be anytime rally but only once a month or two. I don't pay much attention to it . If it occurred several times in a day I would pay more attention but it's almost always once and they are back to normal and ready to eat. I'd just watch Parker for now.

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Both my doodles have had random bouts of vomiting in the past.  They would vomit either bile or small bits of food, I would keep a close eye on what ever dog vomited.  Nothing serious ever evolved, they always acted normal, play, eat, poop, pee so I was never worried too much.  But if something was wrong or they were not acting right I would bring them to the vet asap.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I have a random thrower-upper too.  Very occasionally and not predicated by anything in particular.  Riley throws up about once a month.  He is still very puppyish and I suspect he picks up stuff that he shouldn't even though we watch him like a hawk.  He is healthy and I think this is normal dog behavior.  If he was doing it regularly I would certainly take him to the vet. 

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

Yah, that's what I figured...his behavior is normal otherwise, he's eating and drinking normally and like I said, his poops are fine as well. If he vomits continuously or his behavior changes, then I will call the vet. I will try the cookie before bed thing, maybe he is just getting hungry sooner or something.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Our Bella just started doing this in the past week. 2-3 times this week for no apparent reason, day or night, full or empty. Bile so far. She threw up her dinner tues, but I took her for a car ride right after she ate. Still testing the car sickness she has. Went earlier in day for same ride and was fine. Note to self: no car rides right after dinner.
As long as everything else is good, I'm just watching. She eats so many things, we just caulk it up to trying to get something p that shouldn't be there.