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 Veterinarians in general practice frequently assess animals whose owners report they are vomiting.

 The causes and consequences of vomiting can range from clinically inconsequential to life threatening.

 In contrast, regurgitation is a much less common clinical sign. Almost invariably, the patient who is truly regurgitating as their primary clinical problem will have serious disease.

 Gastric reflux can also be confused with vomiting and has different implications for the animal that need to be recognised.

 It is therefore essential that the clinician has a robust and rapid way to assess patients during the initial consultation so that rational decisions can be made about appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic plans.