Puppy puking- supposedly gastroenteritis

I need help. My poor baby was diagnosed with gastroenteritis and had to go on several medications. I gave her all the meds and she was doing much better until Monday. Monday she was puking al afternoon and refusing her food. I called the vet and they said it may just be her body recovering and adjusting to not having the meds anymore. Tuesday she was perfectly fine. Wednesday she wouldn’t eat and puked a few times. Thursday she was fine. Now today, she is puking again. Her poop looks normal and she is drinking water and playing some, but she wouldn’t eat breakfast and has been puking clear, sticky puke. She lets me touch her tummy and rub it without showing any discomfort. Inserting a photo of her puke- I had fed her a small amount of plain boiled chicken, which she accepted, but puked up about 30 mins later. The vet said the only other thing they know to do is have me bring her back and do x-rays, but that she most definitely had gastroenteritis and the meds should have fixed her. Should I be worried and take her back to the vet? Or should I keep feeding her bland meals for a couple days and see how she is? I’m very conflicted with how she is fine one day and sick the next. Please help!!!! - she got ahold of a small piece of aloe plant and puked it up. She didn’t start to get sick for about three days and the vets said they were unsure whether it was the aloe or not but said she tested positive for gastroenteritis and the medications would cure it.

Forgot to include pics!! 

Hello - I'm sorry that you and your pup are having such a rough time!  'Gasteroenteritis' literally means inflammation of the stomach and / or guts;  therefore the word does seem to describe the signs.   However, gastroenteritis signs (eg puking +/- diarrhoea) can be caused by a great long list of possible diagnoses, from full blown parvo, intestinal foreign body or toxin to food that was a little too rich or a stomach bug.   Almost every pup presents with gastroenteric signs at some point or another and most of the time, bland food and rest will solve the problem without it being diagnosed.   However, vets have to keep a close eye on these patients.  If the signs are severe or go on for too long, more fluid may be lost than the pet can cope with, and a drip may be needed to support them.   Furthermore, uncommonly, the initiating cause can need more attention eg foreign bodies must be removed etc so sometimes vets will want to radiograph etc to help rule such problems out.  At other times, pups have have seemingly permanent on / off gastroenteritis signs, for example in pancreatitis or small stomach or simply if the food doesn't suit them.  Again, the treatment will match the cause.

When did your pup eat Aloe Vera?  This is indeed a potential cause of vomiting and gasterointestinal upset.  Does your vet know?  If not, you may want to discuss this with their emergency counterparts right now in case they feel that you should be doing anything differently.    Also when was the pup last assessed for hydration? - as if the vomiting continues past a certain amount of fluid loss, they could make themselves very ill.   Therefore a chat to the emergency vet right now may be a good idea in order ti assess your pet for the urgency with which they should next be seen.

Sorry - I see that you have mentioned the aloe to your vet and that your vets have investigated this and are happy with where things are up to.   The current inference seems to be that with continued monitoring and assessments, and treating the symptoms as necessary (sometimes with a drip, sometimes with meds, depending on the severity of presentation), one of two things will happen.  Either the sickness may pass on its own OR it will become apparent that a more detailed diagnosis is needed and more tests will be done.  This is a judgement for you to make with your vets guidance as the case unfolds and we would advise keeping in close touch with them, reporting any changes as they happen.

All the best with your pup and I hope that some of this helps.