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7 y/o boxer Projectile Vomiting

So about 5 days ago my 7 year old boxer /pit mix started having projectile Vomiting.  

He is fixed he has not had any change in eating habits. He Is pooping some days it is diarrhea and others it is solid. He isn't lethargic he hasn't been acting different.  I have not changed his food.
When he vomits lately there is no Heaving or warning at all. He will just bee standing there and projectile vomit this god awful smelling Greenish brown Fluid with white specks in it.  The first time he did it he did it twice in one night since then it has been once a day.

He has had the occasional vomiting in the past since we got him 4 years ago. with this foul smelling greenish brown fluid. The reason i am concerned now is when he would do it in the past he would give us some kind of warning with heaving first and is wasn't this projectile ether. He in the past would not do it this often ether if any thing is was once ever few months and only about a quarter of whats coming up now would come up then.

I have tried to think of any thing that he is doing different lately and cant think of any thing.  As any one else has a issue like this with there boxer  or boxer mix?

I dont think is a blockage since he is pooping. he is drinking lots of water and still eats.  
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It can't hurt, and might help, but I if you aren't now, you might try some 'acidophulis' (aka 'pro biotics'), in case it is an intestinal virus or bacteria. Were he mine, I would give a 25 billion bacteria count twice a day. More effective if capsule contents are mixed with a little room temp milk. Milk helps protect it from stomach acid on it's way to the intestines.

I only buy it from somewhere that keeps it 'refrigerated', not off an open shelf. You should also store it in the fridge. It can be pricey, but still much cheaper than a vet visit or meds.
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675347 tn?1365460645
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Vomiting daily or even three times a week is NOT normal! And neither is projectile vomiting. Most healthy dogs vomit only occasionally.
You do need to take him to see a vet very soon.
Take a stool sample and vomit sample with you in separate labelled containers.
Greenish-brown fluid with white flecks? Large amounts of it? I have no idea what that could be but he needs a vet to see him. Anything particularly foul-smelling could mean food is laying in the stomach way too long....or could mean intestinal contents are being vomited up! Or....can sometimes mean there is Parvo virus.
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974371 tn?1424653129
I woukd seriously be concerned there might be a blockage whether it be some foreign object, tumor, etc.  If this has gone on this long, he should be seen by your Vet for an evaluation.  
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