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renie408

(9,854 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 08:19 AM Oct 2013

WHY does the dog have to jump on the bed to throw up?

Why can't they just throw up on the floor?

Sorry. I am trying to wean myself from Facebook, but the urge to share the minutia of my life with the universe is still strong.

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WHY does the dog have to jump on the bed to throw up? (Original Post) renie408 Oct 2013 OP

Because they want you to comfort them. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #1

I guess same reason cats throw up on the carpet, not the bare floor. nt raccoon Oct 2013 #2

My cat always tries to find bare floor, and sometimes runs to the bathroom tile floor. nt Fla Dem Oct 2013 #5

Lucky you! nt raccoon Oct 2013 #9

It could be worse! mysuzuki2 Oct 2013 #3

one of the kitties barfed on the lino in the kitchen fizzgig Oct 2013 #4

They have to jump up on the bed mockmonkey Oct 2013 #6

Nothing ejects me from a sound sleep like a cat or dog starting to heave on the bed riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #7

Yep renie408 Oct 2013 #8

Because they love you and want to share! baldguy Oct 2013 #10

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. Because they want you to comfort them.

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 08:23 AM

Oct 2013

Think how considerate they are ... not wanting you to step in vomit.

It could be worse ... like a cat hairball in your slippers.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

2. I guess same reason cats throw up on the carpet, not the bare floor. nt

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:26 AM

Oct 2013

Fla Dem

(23,690 posts)

5. My cat always tries to find bare floor, and sometimes runs to the bathroom tile floor. nt

Reply to raccoon (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:54 PM

Oct 2013

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

9. Lucky you! nt

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:33 PM

Oct 2013

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)

3. It could be worse!

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:07 PM

Oct 2013

I had a dachshund once who, when I had female company for the night, would jump up on the bed and have diarrhea.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

4. one of the kitties barfed on the lino in the kitchen

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:51 PM

Oct 2013

and i was so thankful it wasn't on the carpet. at least i felt that way until i stepped in the pile on the carpet.

mockmonkey

(2,817 posts)

6. They have to jump up on the bed

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:57 PM

Oct 2013

otherwise it doesn't reach.

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

7. Nothing ejects me from a sound sleep like a cat or dog starting to heave on the bed

Reply to renie408 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:40 PM

Oct 2013

Launched like a rocket from dead sleep to fast hustle downstairs to see if I can get them out the door before they spew

renie408

(9,854 posts)

8. Yep

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:46 PM

Oct 2013

Nothing gets us moving in this house like the sound of animal gagging. Except maybe kid gagging. But the kids are pretty well grown, so they can pretty much take care of themselves these days.

We have five dogs. I have no idea HOW we got that many dogs, other than that I have a hard time passing up a sad face on the side of the road. Our most recent addition is about eight months old and some kind of yellow lab/terrier mix. His name is Jack and he is the happiest, stupidest dog I think we have ever had. He always has a big ole grin on his face and he runs with wild abandon everywhere he goes.

He also eats absolutely anything. It really kind of scares me sometimes. I took a piece of broken bottle out of his mouth at the barn the other day. I think he found it on the road. He was just chomping away on it. He will EAT sticks, plastic, metal, etc. Sometimes it stays down and comes out the other end. Sometimes it comes back up the way it went in. We are just hoping he will not eat anything that costs us a bloody fortune to fix him for and that he survives this puppy stage.