Bright yellow vomit???

[Marty]

I have never seen this before....kinda the color of those happy faces. Winnie (11 yr Basset) upchucked this morn before her breakfast. I know she did not eat too many holiday goodies. We did have daughter's dogs visiting, for a total of 6, so maybe things were just too confusing for her. Do I need to be concerned? She has been eating and acting fine for the rest of the day.

[jdf]

The yellow color is caused by bile. Roxy used to vomit like this occasionally but never over an extended period of time - it was typically a one time event. Our vet told us it was nothing to be concerned about unless it became chronic. I think some dogs do this more than others. If it happens again and more often, you could have your vet check things out.

[Traci]

I agree with Jdf...keep an eye on her and if it becomes persistent or appetite/water consumption changes, any other signs of illness, don't hesitate to contact your vet. Chances are it was only a one-time-incident, but do keep an eye on her.

[Marty]

Thanks so much! I will be keeping watch on her...I may be getting old, but still learning!

[E's]

I had written an answer, then the power went out here... kinda scary, no rain storm or anything... Let's see if I can redo the gist: My Winnie - 7 1/2 yr old GSD - upchucks bile in the mornings sometimes since she was a young dog. She will often induce this herself by eating greenery in the backyard, which concerns me more than the upchucking itself. But then she is okay, comes in and has her breakfast and doesn't have another episode for many days or even weeks...

Since she is so large, Win has been on a strict diet for years; I think her stomach gets too empty at night. Stress also plays a part sometimes I believe. I try to offer her a small biscuit or a few tiny cat treats or some cottage cheese before we go outside in the morning, especially if we've overslept or are running late or have something stressful going on... but if I'm unable to do that and she does bring up some bile, I give her cottage cheese and withhold the regular feeding for a short time... then she eats 'breakfast' as usual and is fine all day and until the next episode, which as I say may be a month or so later. So I agree with jdf and Traci: for your Winnie this was probably just the holiday flurry and having all the dogs together... but remember the great cure-all, cottage cheese!