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At midnight, I took Sierra outside for her last potty stop of the night.  She was a little constipated and trying to do her business.

Then I heard that unmistakable sound–the stomach knock.  She proceeded to throw up her entire dinner all over the grass.

We went back inside.  She laid down and I began to fret.  She had taken her first Tramadol that morning.  Did it cause her to have an upset stomach?  I decided to call the Vet in the morning to be sure it wasn’t the cause of her problems.  You never know with Sierra.  Since she was a pup, she has thrown up every 3-4 weeks almost like clockwork.  She’s been checked out and no problems have been found.  It’s just one of those quirky things.

I talked to the Vet.  She feels that since 15 hours passed between taking the Tramadol and the vomiting that it wasn’t the cause.  It was decided that I give Sierra a break for a day, then give it to her again on Thursday.

She has seemed fine all day.  She got up to poop at 5 am–taking care of that problem.  She ate breakfast at 9 am and took her other medications without problem.  It may be that she just got her stomach worked up because she was having trouble doing her business.  Let’s hope so anyway!