It’s an oldie but a goodie. I don’t know the original source of this but it’s pretty wellknown to dog lovers.
YELLOW URKA-GURKA
Dog runs around the house and hides under furniture while making a prolonged ‘uuuuurka-guuuuurka, uuurka-guurka’ noise. (This noise is the only thing guaranteed to wake up a true dog lover who is hung over from a post dog-show celebration at 3:30 a.m.) After mad scrambling to capture the dog and drag him outside, the episode ends with an inaudible ten yard slimy yellow froth from the living room rug to the back door.
BLAP DISEASE
Dog exercises hard and (a) eats large mouthfuls of snow (winter Blap Disease) or (b) drinks a bucket of water (Summer Blap Disease). Within two minutes of returning inside, the dog spews out large amounts of clear slimy liquid while making a distinctive ‘blap’ sound and a sharp percussive noise as it hits the linoleum.
GARKS
Dog suddenly clears his throat with loud and dramatic ‘gggaark, gggark’ noises generally followed by prolonged ‘iiiksss’ and then loud satisfied smacking noises. There is nothing on the rug. Don’t investigate, you don’t want to know.
RALFS
Apropos of nothing, the dog strolls into the dining room and waits till the innocent dinner guests are all watching him. Then, with a single deep gut wrenching ‘raaaalff’ dislodges the entire weeks’ contents of his stomach on the dining room rug.
Variation: Then he eats it.
In all the above events the dog is entirely healthy and indeed deeply pleased with himself.
I mentioned in the previous post that it’s snowing here in Chicago. We’ve already had our first Winter Blap.
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Hunter’s digestive system is sufficiently rugged that I have never known her to produce any variety of canine vomitus.
The cats, however…
The worst is when one of them inhales a batch of dry food, snakestyle, and then regurgitates it, digested only enough to form a coherent lump of recognizable colored shapes.
Your intense descriptions of the vomiting involved in dogs inspired us to write 4 songs about hardcore massachism.
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My 12 year old german shorthair pointer has had vomiting yellow clear liquid for approximately 3 weeks. It started as a small amount of clear yellow vomit as car sickness. Has had Science Diet Senior as dry dog food. Last week went to vet and all bloodwork normal including feces. Eva has lost 4 lbs. since 07/06. Vomiting has continued at least once daily and 2 times yesterday of large amount of mucousy yellow foamy liquid and appears when salivating. No undigested food has been vomited. Have been giving her 5 mg Pepcid AC twice a day and while able to eat continues with clear to foamy yellow vomit. GSP dog friend suggested Canidae dog food Platinum soaked in water/broth for better digestion and am slowly adding to diet 1/4 Canidae in dog food at present. Eva will not eat rice and boiled chicken. No table scraps and have stopped dog biscuits and Trader Joe dog vitamins.
History: In 07/06, GSP acutely ill and could not keep food down. In Emergency Room for a weekend due to severely elevated liver enzymes and possible pancreatitis. Eva had a ball of grass in her stomach which appeared to be obstructing. Negative ultrasound, negative stomach biopsy and no real diagnosis. Fluids and antibiotics worked.
Help.
I can’t say i know what is wrong with your dog, but it does sound familiar. My dog started with yellow foamy vomit about 2 years ago. It reoccurs every couple of weeks or months. Now it has progressed to yellow mostly orange mucous, and she usually vomits up her feedings. Mostly she will have a couple good days, couple bad days, all days getting closer together. I have recently noticed she is throwing up an average of 5 times per day, mostly outside. No one seems to know what is wrong, 200$ / month in vet bills and we are facing thousands in ultra sounds, and scopes that i don’t think we can afford. Anyway, i hope that yours does not progress to this, and if you learn anything please let me know
good luck
My dogs vomit is white and very thick like fleam. This is the first time he has done this, he is a 5 year old dashhound. he has done this about 5 times this morning
PMAYS
how is your dog doing now. Mine did the same and is now very sick with kidney disease
my dog, a pit mix mutt, just started the completly fluid yacking on this morning. multiple pukes earlier in the day and an extra amount of licking her chops…since this evening she seems ok but i should see more before i decide to take her in to the vet.
Coco is 4 weeks into her yellow vomit, shaking 2 days good/2 days bad mystery illness. I was referred on to teaching vet school. My 2 year old Silky is my life. I just want to do what it takes to get her feeling better. Can anyone advise?
MAKE SURE you get your dog checked in light of recent pet food recall.
My 4 year old male pit vomits yellow, slimey stuff about once or twice a week, urka-gurka style. This does not occur before or after eating. He does try to eat it, but I don’t let him and clean it up quickly. He is otherwise in good health with normal activity level, normal weight, and a good appetite. All shots up to date and fecal samples always normal. No stomach bloat or flatulence. We have never fed him canned dog food. He eats cooked hamburger or chicken every night, sometimes with a small amount of cooked brown rice. His dry food is not on the recall list. We occaisionally give him cooked veggies, broccoli or green beans. A small piece of bananna or apple in the morning. Other than bringing a vomit sample to the vet, what can I do? We have limited financial resources.
Thank You
Hav your dogs been tested for allergies? What about toys? Don’t let them chew on plastic toys or other toxic toys that can be swallowed.
Sometimes a change to a bland diet, like cooked hamburger and rice helps.
Are there toxins in the yard or home?
My friend’s Doberman is allergic to red meat. That’s why I ask about allergies.
Broccoli.
Broccoli is a toxic substance. It can cause vomiting.
My shih Tzu vomits very thick white several times a day but otherwise seem just fine. It looks like white cold. Does he have allergies?
If you research what is REALLY in pet food, you would never feed it to your dog again. My dog was vomiting too…food allergy to whatever is in pet food. My vet suggested a diet of white rice mixed with cottage cheese. I thought for sure my dog would walk away from this dish but he loves it… and does NOT throw it up. He gets homemade peanut butter dog biscuits..and pizza crust. Try the rice and cottage cheese you will be surprised and it has all the protien the dog needs. Be sure your dogs kidneys are tested also. If all is ok try this diet..
I have a 1 year Newfie and she has started vomiting water — no food, grass, or anything else — just water — 1 or 2 times a day. Usually after she jumps on my bed (I’m tired of washing my bedding) or when she’s strolling through the house. She’ll pause, throw up the water, and keep on going. This has been going on for several weeks. I noticed she had tape worms a couple of weeks ago and had her wormed, but the vomiting didn’t stop. She eats well, but scarfs more “people” food and cat food off the kitchen counters than she eats her on food (Nutro). I’m not sure if I should be worried or not. Suggestions?
Nellie, It could be megaesophagis. Check with your vet
my boston terrier is almost 6 months, he vomited more then 15 times today… however apart from the vomiting hes seems healthy and full of energy,im gona wait till the morning and go see a vet
My Boston is 11 months old. All shots up to date. She has been vomiting today..yellow pleugh and lots of it.
She is drinking water as normal and eating. I feed her freshly cooked chicken each day with a little EVO dry food (made by Innova).
She is active and no fever. She does sneeze occassionaly. I live in California and it is hot here. She is happy and lively as normal, except for the vomiting spells. I am also waiting before going to emergency vet.
My terrier mix, 8 yr old, is also having vomiting – white, saliva looking, thick. Has been yellow at times. This is the second episode in a month. Took to vet yesterday, all vital signs OK. They wanted to put her on an antibiotic. I did not see the wisdom in that, so I decided to wait a couple of days. She will eat and drink water and vomiting seems unrelated to that. She does not vomit up food. (No recall on the food we have)
Any ideas?
6yr boxer with VALLEY fever(18 months treated with fluconale sp? 1xday) recently had heat exhaustion is now vomiting water with white thick foamy particles. She eats rice/chicken (rick) a small amount with small amounts of water in the morning. She refuses any food past noon but continues water. Daily around 4 o’clock she begins to vomit. Tonight it was 5 times the discharge contained small amounts of the morning rice and chunky white foamy. Her liver levels are elevated and she is on antibotics/s-adenosyl. problem is other than her vomiting is how to give the pills to her as she up-chucks everything. thanks
My 3 year old terrier/pointer mix has been throwing up 3-5 times a day for about 3 days. It started the yellow bile phlem, but now it’s a dark yellow, almost orange, gritty substance. We have changed his dry food, not the brand but the flavor, in the last couple weeks and ever since he doesn’t want to eat, has been getting more and more lethargic, and vomits more often. Last year at this time he had an allergy attack that made him retch and vomit mucus almost constantly. The vet had us give him OTC Benadryl (1/2 tab 2x daily) and within a week it was completely gone. This newest bout is different. I’m going to change his food back to what we had before, but I’m questioning if the vet should be considered.
My housedog is not eating his own dog food, he vomits white and yellowish slime. He seems to be constibated too. He drags himself around, not playing like he used to. He’ll be 4 yrs. old this Oct. He sometimes to eat scraps, but he’s not touching that either. His shots are up to date.
My 4 1/2 month old boston terrier vomits up that yellow slimey stuff every once in a while I’d say maybe 3 times a week. He seems fine and energetic but he sometimes won’t eat his food- only small amounts- we started him on puppy chow which he rarely ate so we switched to IAMS smart puppy small and toy breeds. He really liked it at first but now we’re back to the same problem. When he was about 3 months he got walking pneumonia so the vet did all the tests and x-rays and he didn’t have megaesophagus or any of that. What could it possibly be????
For all those ‘waiting’ before going to the vet, if your dog vomits more than 4 or 5 times in the one day get it checked out!!! NOW! i waited and nearly lost my pure bred kelpie pup as a result. canine parvovirus was the cause its a killer, signs and symptoms may be just vomiting and its the dehydration from vomiting thats dangerous
Our 13 1/2 yr. old golden has been vomitting all day just yellow liquid. Vet not sure why. He gave her pills to calm her stomach down which haven’t worked yet. She is so thirsty, she keeps looking all over the house for her food and water. When can I start giving her a little water?
my dog is vomiting up water and not eating what is wrong
hahaha, I just read this and I my three dogs have done all of the above.
I love your descriptive passage on the 4 kinds of dog puke. I can’t stop laughing.
PLEASE HELP… I have a 6 month old pomeranian pupppy and at 12 weeks she started vomitting the yellow and white foamy vomit and rushed her to the vet.. we gave her pepcid for a week and that didnt work then they realized she had giardia then i gave her panicur for two weeks but she continued to vomit so then i gave her two more weeks of panicur was tested and came back negative on giardia but continues to vomit almost daily so then we gave her flagyl for two weeks and shes been off medication for a day and shes back to vomitting. especially when she drinks water or eats she vomits her food.weve been in and out the vets and im considering a different vet now.has anyone gone through something like this? let me know if anyone has any suggestions or knowledge??
Jesse a two year old “goldie poo”, has had the familiar gargling sound for much of his life. He has at times ralphed up to 7 or 8 times in a day. We feed him in smaller intervals and wait 15 minutes before feeding the second half.
He isn’t lethargic and appetite is always good for the most part. Common symptoms as many of your readers have made memntion with only liquid being brought up. He drinks tons of water a day, sometimes with his head in the bowl for a good minute or two. It’s winter here in Ontario and outdoor vegetation is frozen, he chews many of the dormant vines or sticks and believe that this may contribute to his unsettled stomach. Any information on Golden poos and the stomach problems they have inherit to this breed would be appreciated.
Glad to hear mine is not the only dog with this issue. My year old Dob/lab x has started vomitting clear dark yellow liquid. Seems to be once every couple of weeks in the middle of the night, on an empty stomach. I have started making a chicken stew complete with veggies, flax, glucosomene (sp?) and omega 3 (for the winter dry skin) which seems to have cut down on the vomitting. If he eats anything with red meat of any kind he gets diarreha and becomes sluggish, but chicken and Turkey seem to give him energy and bounce…and it’s cheaper than canned food!!!!
Hi my dog has been vomiting 1-2 times a day for over a week now. But she stopped yesterday. Her blood test results are normal as well as xrays and fecal exam. She is very lethargic and eats little sleeps most of the day. We’ve been to 4 vets who have not been able to help diag this. What could it be?
Annie Richmond,
I have similar issue…did you find a solution?
HELP…My 1 yr old Cairn terrier started vomiting a white, slimy, foamy mucus. He used to be very active, run around the house and chased things, now he has so much mucus accumulated in his throat that it is difficult to breath or run. He vomits about 10 times + a day and it is a full time job to clean that slimy stuff from the floor and carpet. First I took him to my vet which offered antibiotics which did not work, then I tried changing his food but that did not work either. A week later I took him to a pet hospital where they did full tests, bloodwork, xrays and all seemed fine, the hospital also offered stronger antibiotics that didn’t work either. It has been two months now and he’s getting worse, sometimes he fights and twists gasping for air. If no vet is competent enough to offer solutions I have concluded that the best solution for this pup is to be put to sleep. I have spent lots of time and money on him. Any helpful advise will be greatly appreciated.
Allan:
My 1 year old golden doodle is doing the same thing – regurgitating white slimy foam. But this is a result of a condition that she was diagnosed with. It is called megaesophagus – when the esophagus muscle is not functioning properly to flush out water, saliva and food onto her stomach. Anything that is stuck on her throat will be regurgitated later. Please have a vet see your dog and get him checked for megaesophagus and/or myasthenia gravis. An x-ray of his esophagus could determine this. You could also read all about it in the Yahoo Group for Megaesophagus. There is a lot of things you need to learn on how to deal with it. But most importantly now is to prevent your dog from having Aspiration Pneumonia which my dog unfortunately caught due to the food/water particles being inhaled back into the lungs whenever she regurgitates. So my advise is to go back to your vet, have your dog checked for aspiration pneumonia, get an xray and see if it is a problem with the esophagus. Hopefully it’s not. Good luck.
Sebastian,
my 3 1/2 mth cavalier/poodle (cavapoo) puppy has been sick since he was flown in from missouri by the breeder to l.a. where i am. he’s been treated for coccidia n giardia but the latter doesn’t seem to ever go away. the vet says that it’s the birds that we have in the house (it’s my mom-in-law’s) tt keeps getting him reinfected becoz apparently birds seem to be asymptomatic carriers of giardia. it’s been 2 mths now n he’s still sick with giardia. he’s been given panacure and his shots are up to date. im terrified the constant meds may harm him or that he wont ever get cured. i’m also at a loss. may have to sell him although i cldnt imagine life without him. he hasnt vomited though. just diarrhoea and bloody stools. hope ya dog gets better. let me know if it has…
My 6 mos old Alaskan Malamute has vomited the yellow mustard sauce consistency 5 times today. He only has ground beef and rice with a natural/organic kibble to eat…what could cause this? Could it be something in the yard that he is getting into? I am taking him to his vet this afternoon..poor guy!
my 13 year old silky terrier is vomitting yellow thick stuff and doen’t want to eat she also has been losing hair on her back is this normal for an old dog ? what should I be feeding her?
My shih tzu pukes a yellow foamy substance every other week, she does not eat as much as she used to but always loves to eat what i eat, like grapes, bananas and fish. I screen what i feed her, i give her dry food- eukanuba. She also makes this scary sound sometimes which feels like she is stuggling to be in control of her respiration. Last week i noticed her right eye was red, i washed it and put eyedrops in it, then it got better but still had this overlap at the corner. She is 9mths old and i love her so much. I hope it’s nothing serious is happening.
My 1 year old pit bull just started making noises like she was going to puke for the past 2 days.It wasnt untill today that she puked 10 times a white thick foam. She is happy as ever, she is eating and drinking water? I dont get it Help!!!
Hi. My Boyfriend has a 5 month old J R Terrior Pup. For a few days now he has not been eating and is rarely drinking. He vomits up bile and his saliva is very thick. He also has had the diarrhea. There are chances that he may have eaten something that doesn’t agree with his little tummy because he spends alot of time around children and they leave and lose small toys. He has what I feel is a heavy breathing…it’s very different from usual. He will stand, but will not walk and wants to sleep all day. Is this serious? Could he have eaten something and it’s just not cooperating with him?
Our dog had an acute episode that began Thursday morning with white mucus, vomit, and panting in a typically healthy and happy Lab then in obvious distress that ended up being put down Saturday morning. Chicken bones and skin had been given him by my 92 year old father living with us and pancreatitis(that can result from chicken bones and other people food and even those rawhide chews that can have nasties lurking within), an abscess that ruptured and peritonitis with extreme and undeserved pain and an untimely passing was the result for a wonderful and faithful friend we loved and pampered muchly 11-1/2 years.
Folks, please seek professional help in the real world so you won’t have regrets as the guarding of a precious fur baby. Vomit and panting and diarrhea and not walking are signs that indicate something isn’t normal and needs someone to get to the bottom of it rather than thinking it may pass. Insist on vet caring enough to dig for answers rather than pass things off with scripts and a trip home. We did act quickly and we’re still having to deal with grief phases and what ifs and should and could haves. Run don’t walk if these apply to your companion ~
http://www.ratcliffanimalhospital.com/Pancreatitis%20-%20SK%201-04.htm#Pancreatitis
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/INFO_Files/rawhide.chew.warning.html
http://www.ratcliffanimalhospital.com/Euthanasia%20-%20KHR%201-04.htm#EUTHANASIA
Here’s our baby sleeping when well(on one of the children’s pillow and blankie). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/mumsplace/Quinn.jpg
“guarding” should be “guardian” oops
Marilyn – Grapes are poisonous to dogs, I’d definitely stop that particular treat. It seems like there are many more episodes of mysterious yellow bile than there are of reasons for the stuff being hurled out of the dog’s front end. If there are no other symptoms and the dog is eating and drinking – should I pay the vet to tell me there is nothing wrong, or …
My dog (5+yr old mixed breed) occasionally vomits up clear foam with flecks of jelly-like bloodiness in it. Sometimes it’s lighter, sometimes darker. He also has pretty bad breath even though his teeth are in pretty good shape and he eats good food (Purina ONE dry mostly, and scraps of lean meat and veggies, glucosamine and fish oil). The vomiting seems to occur only when he has an empty stomach, so I feed him small amounts every 5 hours or so. I am reluctant to withhold food after he vomits, since it seems to occur on an empty stomach. Sometimes I give his some soggy food or rice mixed with pepto bismol. He seems otherwise fine in general. I have mentioned this to family members with nursing backgrounds and two different vets. No one seems to think this is a concern. I ask, “do you think he could have some kind of acid reflux disease or something? and they say, ‘eh, possibly’” No vet has recommended any kind of testing (which makes part of me relieved, as my resources are limited) but I hate to think he might have a looming problem like stomach, kidney or liver disease. What do you think?
Marilyn,
grapes are toxic to dogs. the redness in your dog’s eye may have been in part to eating grapes.
I have a 2 years old white Chihuahua, wolfy, he is very shy(very very shy), we got 2 new dogs another Chihuahua and a rot wailer, wolfy has become very depressed because he is not getting al the attention like he used too, i think that is why he is not eating. Another possibility is that the new Chihuahua monopolizes the food and the white one does not wants to fight for it so we think he is not eating, but now we try to feed him alone and he does not want to eat, he is getting very skinny. The rot wailer has been here for a week, is one and half month old and come with ameba; wolfy is vomiting yellow. I want to know if this is something serious and he is sick and may have got ameba or if he is so depressed that not eating and is making him vomit the only thing in him?
Julie(Mar 20th) Did anyone respond to your mustard yellow vomit inquiry yet?? I have a rescued daschund that has just started throwing up mysteriouslyafter owning her for 8 months. Started out clear white 1 time eevry couple of days and now it’s yellow mustard once a day for sure. Can’t find anything wrong. I’m panicked. Have changed food from dry to can to chix back to a mix of Hills with chix. Nothing stops the vomiting. ANYBODY …can you help??? can email to C.A.R.T.S@cox.net ANY & ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED!!! Thanks!!!!
Please do not feed your Shih Tzu grapes. It’s toxic for pups! Some pups are allergic to beef and beef by-products. My little 2 yrs shih Tzu is allergic to beef. My friend’s dog is allergic to chicken. You should try cutting out chicken or beef from you pup’s diet. My friend spent 4 thousand dollars to find out her dog is allergic to chicken. I researched Shih Tzu allergens and cut out things her breed is prone to be allergic to. It doesn’t hurt to try.
VERY IMPORTANT:do not feed dogs for an hour before or after feeding as this may be the cause of the excesssive vomiting-it is known to cause a serious stomach problem(of which i cant remeber how to spell-something like gastro……itus)lurchers are especially prone to this as they have small stomaches. the reason for this theory is the dogs stomach shrinks while exercising therefor wil find it hard to digest food. Pork has a bacteria which is poisonous to dogs so therefore do not feed ANY form of pork to them. i’m not religious but there is it muslims? dont eat pork because they think of it as a dirty meat. there’s probably a good reason for that. dog treats maybe fun but they arent ment to be fed too many a day, depend on the sort i guess….dry dog food should have a small glass of water (warm or cold) as the dry texture is harder to digest….
i just realised i wrote:do not feed dogs an hour before or after feeding….i meant do not EXERCISE dogs for an hour before or after feeding!sorry bout that
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