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So you're sitting at home working or relaxing and you hear the sound of your dog retching. He's getting ready to vomit all over your new rug so you jump out of your chair and try to whisk him outside - and he vomits up some foamy yellow stuff. Is yellow vomit serious? It could be, so let's talk about some common reasons for yellow vomit and when you'll want to check in with your vet.

Yellow vomit gets that yellow color from bile. Your dog's liver makes bile to help break down fats in his food. It's stored in the gallbladder and then gets released to your dog's digestive tract when he eats. But sometimes bile can build up in your dog's stomach and get into his esophagus … and this is when he'll vomit it up. It can be foamy, mucousy - but it's yellow and you'll rarely see food in it. So there are 3 really common cases of bile vomiting - and the first is just an empty stomach. Bile can build up in between meals and it can irritate the stomach, which will make your dog throw up. Dog people call it the "Hunger pukes." So if your dog hasn't had a meal in awhile and she throws up some yellow stuff, then think about giving your dog smaller, more frequent meals or a snack at bedtime.

Another case of yellow vomit is a food sensitivity - this will cause a buildup of bile and inflammation in the gut. You might also see diarrhea if it's a food sensitivity. If your dog is eating grass and you see the grass in the vomit, then you'll want to think about food sensitivities. The food might contain proteins that dogs tend to react to, like grains or dairy.

Now the third common cause of yellow vomiting is fats. Because bile is used to break down fats, fatty meals can trigger yellow vomiting. In most cases, your dog has just eaten a treat or a new food that's fattier than he's used to and she'll vomit up some yellow stuff a few hours after eating. As long as it's just a vomit or two, just make sure the next snack isn't quite so rich in fat.

Most cases of yellow vomiting can be managed at home, as long as it's just a few vomits and it's not spread out over a day or two. So next, let's talk about some simple herbs that can help ease the stomach inflammation that causes yellow vomiting.

So there are two really useful herbs that you should have on hand. The first is marshmallow root - this herb has an affinity for the digestive tract and it coats it and reduces inflammation. If you find it in capsule form, give about 50mg for every 25 pounds of body weight, once or twice a day. You can sprinkle it on your dog's food or if you're fasting your dog, then give it in a little bone broth. But before you do, the second herb you'll want to add is licorice root. Just make sure it's the kind called DGL because the glycyrrhizin is removed and it can be irritating. Give your dog about 50mg of DGL for every 25 pounds of body weight, again once or twice a day. Just mix these both in your dog's food or bone broth. There are other gut-friendly herbs you can mix in, like chamomile, aloe vera leaf and slippery elm, and you can buy a complete product that contains all of them instead of buying them individually. Just try to make sure it's organic and there are no fillers like maltodextrin or silicone dioxide.

OK so let's finish with the more sinister causes of yellow vomit - and you should only consider these if your dog is vomiting really often or over several days. In this case, you'll want to check in with your holistic vet. One of the most common causes of chronic yellow vomiting is pancreatitis. This is an inflammation of the pancreas that's pretty painful for your dog. You'll often see diarrhea with it and it commonly happens a few days after eating a really fatty meal. Another less common cause but one you'll want to be aware of is an intestinal blockage. Dogs sometimes swallow toys or large chunks of bone and they literally block up the intestine so nothing gets through. This is also really painful for your dog and you'll see she'll be hunched over, in pain and she'll try to poop but nothing comes out. This is a medical emergency so watch for these signs. And finally, yellow vomit could be a sign more significant gut disease. This would include ulcers, which are common in dogs taking drugs and pain meds, giardia or parasites, some forms of cancer, or just chronic inflammation in the gut. But, on the whole, unless your dog is chronically vomiting and if there are no other symptoms like loss of appetite, pain, fever or weight loss, then occasional yellow vomits aren't much of a concern.

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