Just like humans, dogs can suffer from digestive problems for a variety of reasons.
Your dog may be throwing up yellow vomit and you're wondering why, if it's a cause for concern, and how you can help the animal. The answers to these questions are given below.
If your dog’s vomit is yellow in colour, it's because of the bile in the vomit. Bile is a fluid that is produced in the liver and collected in the gallbladder. Bile contains bile acids, which play a crucial role in the digestion of fats in the small intestine.
Bile consists mainly of water. Apart from that, it also contains enzymes, lipids and various waste products originating from the dog's liver. It has its yellowish or greenish colour from the two bile pigments biliverdin and bilirubin, which are produced when the red blood pigment haemoglobin is broken down.
Under certain circumstances, the bile can get through the pylorus from the small intestine into the stomach of the four-legged friend. If your dog then throws up, the vomit will be yellow in colour.
In principle, vomiting is a natural protective mechanism of the body. If your dog is vomiting yellow foam or mucus, it can be for a variety of reasons.
For example, your four-legged friend could have become nauseous due to an empty stomach or during a car ride. Long periods of fasting are indeed often responsible for dogs vomiting bile. This is because the gastric mucosa is particularly easily irritated by bile and gastric juices when the stomach is empty.
Gas may have built up in the digestive tract, causing the animal's stomach or intestines to expand. Apart from that, it is conceivable that a swallowed foreign object is blocking your dog's gastrointestinal tract and they are trying to get rid of it by vomiting.
It's not always an immediate cause of concern if your dog is vomiting yellow foam or mucus. In many cases, the reason is fairly harmless and the digestive problems disappear after a short time.
However, if the symptoms occur regularly or if you observe other symptoms in your four-legged friend, we recommend that you visit the vet as soon as possible. He or she can examine your dog, determine what caused the vomiting and, if necessary, initiate appropriate treatment measures.
If you want to support your dog's digestion in a natural way, we recommend Shiimun Gastro for this purpose. The easily digestible food supplement was developed in collaboration with veterinarians and contains carefully selected ingredients such as shiitake, turmeric and sage.
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If your dog has a sensitive stomach and regularly vomits yellow foam or mucus, it makes sense to take a closer look at the four-legged friend's diet.
If your dog suffers from conditions such as food intolerance or gastritis, switching to more easily digestible dog food makes a decisive contribution to alleviating the symptoms.
For this purpose, we recommend our hypoallergenic insect-based varieties. Thanks to the insect protein derived from the larvae of black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens), the food is well tolerated and ideal for the long-term feeding of nutrition-sensitive dogs.
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As you can see, there can be a number of reasons why your dog is vomiting yellow foam or mucus. Bile that has passed from the small intestine into the stomach is responsible for the yellow colour of the vomit.
If your four-legged friend only throws up every now and then, there is usually no reason to worry. If, on the other hand, your dog vomits more frequently or if you observe other symptoms, a prompt visit to the veterinarian is recommended in any case. Apart from that, depending on the cause of the vomiting, changing the dog's diet can be beneficial.
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