Today I hit a new low.
I dug threw dog vomit.
A lot of it.
I will spare you the pictures. (um, yes, of course there are pictures. I’m a blogger.)
Shall I back up a bit?
Monday was a very good day. A snow day! No school, no rules, lots of fun. We stayed in our PJ’s recovered from a very long weekend, and frolicked in the snow. The new pup, now 4 months old and weighing in at a whopping 66 lbs., loved the adventure and all that white fluffy stuff. We played until we were all exhausted from fighting snowdrifts and chasing lazy snowflakes.
Finally after a care free day we all settled in for a much needed nights rest. Back to our regular boring routine in the morning. The problem? The next day was anything but routine.
I got my children off to school. Started my morning cup of coffee and then the pukefest began. That giant pup created disaster zones in the kitchen, the living room and an unspeakable mess in the dining room. WTH? As I was cursing, not so much under my breath, and cleaning up said disaster, I noticed something odd. A glove in the midst of the mess? A glove!! The damn dog had eaten a glove? OMG. Time to get really upset. Dogs were not meant to eat gloves. What if he hadn’t thrown up the entire glove? It looked…odd? So I did what any good Mama would do. Held my breath, moaned and bitched, and picked my way through all the vomit. Gross does not begin to describe this affair. As I dry heaved my way through the task, a startling discovery. Little Watson had not digested a glove. It was a duck. A f*ckin duck. The cat’s duck toy to be precise. The good news, the duck appeared to be entirely intact, the bad news, that duck was no longer going to be the cats favourite toy.
Just to be safe, we hauled our Great Dane puppy to the vet, had her double check that our duck eating monster didn’t have any other stuffed creatures in his belly. All clear. Her advice, hang on tight, enjoy the ride and maybe consider some quality pet insurance. Sigh. Good thing he’s cute.
Aw that’s awful, eh? I have been there!
Glad he is okay. I have been there (mind you my two are MUCH smaller), it is bad enough digging through the dog vomit and then when you have to check the poop to make sure the rest of the item made its way through 🙁 Good thing they give us unconditional love and are so cute!!!
oh no!!! Poor you, poor pup! but those eyes!! they are just so cute!
Hahaha. Boy my sister in law’s dog has eaten a lot of stupid stuff but never a duck. I once had a friend whose husky dog ate a tin can. Yes a can. That was not good. Sister in law’s dog ate a golf glove. Dogs, I think, might not be that smart. 🙂
Haha as a pet owner, you will experience many cringe worthy moments.. 🙂 I am glad to hear Watson was okay tho!
lol i don’t even have a comment for this.. i lived it while reading it lol…
on a serious note.. I’m so glad that your fur baby is ok…
omg, ewww. But I totally understand! And wowza, Watson is a seriously gorgeous pup!
Just watch for socks my vet says they do a lot of surgery because of dogs eating socks. My dog eats the neighbours dogs poo then throws up in house. I too dry heave.
I’ve heard about pups eating socks and my Watson is for sure a collector of all soft things.
Now, your dog, eating the neighbours dogs poo? I may have laughed out loud. That is an entirely new level of yuck! 🙂
Oh my goodness, he is cute! Glad he’s okay!
We have a blue Dane, too. She’s at the end of her lifespan, but such a great dog!
Thank you! He is such a monkey! I swear to you we keep such a close eye on him I have no idea how he got his sticky paws on that cat toy!
How old is your Blue Dane? So hard when they start to slow down.
Oh my goodness! Glad he’s okay.
Poor kitty. Maybe he’s sending the cat a message. 😉
(I edited to change “her” to “the cat”. Why? Well, just in case not everyone knows that all dogs are boys and all cats are girls. Which they are. No? Just me then.) 😀
You are one awesome Fur Mummy to dig through puppy puke. *shudders*
Ewwww!
LOL I hadn’t thought of that angle. The evil kitty trying to get rid of the attention grabbing puppy!
(And yes, I agree pretty little cats must be girls….although ours is a boy….often dressed up as a girl by the children in my home!)
Nothing like a puppy in the house……glad he is okay!
I swear this pup is like having a toddler in the house again! He finds every little thing within his reach that he should not have.
hahaha
Every time ours puke we take a picture to show our friend/vet
Puppy parents are the best 😉
I recommend (Goggle) Nylabone Big Chews to get you through this puppy chew time. Don’t get the clear or any color but the solid pure white ones because they are the hardest. You may go through a few so keep extra new ones in the closet They really helped with our chewers too.
In fact we got the soft ones for the cat who likes to eat everything, like everything & it helped her too.
LOL You made me laugh, and feel a wee bit more normal! Vomit pics are the new normal 🙂
Thanks for the recco for dog chews, I will be checking them out!
LOL So glad he is okay!! The things we do for our fur babies!
I can admit he gave me a bit of a scare. What a monkey!
OMG….good thing he is so cute!
You said it!! 🙂
Just found your blog. Funny story – maybe not for you though! Your dog is beautiful. I have an 80 lb goldendoodle so I can identify with a large amount of throw up. Hope your day gets better!
Thanks so much for popping by!! Sorry to hear you can identify with the dog vomit type story, oh the things we do for our fur babies 🙂
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