Yes, it can be harmful to your dog to eat their own vomit. However, they also regurgitate their food and then eat it. Eating regurgitated food isn’t harmful to them at all.
Dogs eat their own vomit because they still see it as food. Their superior smell receptors allow them to recognize that there are still nutritious food particles in there and that seems tasty to them.
Dogs sometimes eat their own vomit because to them, it still smells tasty. But, just because it’s tasty, doesn’t always mean that they should eat it.
Yes, it’s best to remove your dog from their vomit so they don’t consume the stomach acid again.
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