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im here ♥ asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

What am I supposed to do if my dog just threw up and I'm home alone?

My dog just thew up. She was eating it too! I'm home a lone, and I don't know what to do or how to clean it up. I tried calling my mom and dad, but they're not answer their phones. HELP!

Update:

thanks so much for all the help!

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  • Chetco
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Dogs throw up for any number of reasons, just as humans do. It isn't something to worry about, unless she does it repeatedly over the next day or two.

    Now, to clean it up..I keep food handler gloves for such a mess. If you don't have them, use a thin plastic bag, such as a grocery bag.

    Get a number of paper towels, and lay them gently over the mess, and then scoop up with your covered hand or hands (depending on the size of the mess)..and you can dispose of the food part in the toilet and paper and plastic in the garbage. Just kind of roll the plastic over the paper when you take the 'glove' off..so the mess is inside the bag.

    Now, get your window cleaner..Windex or any window cleaner, and spritz it on the spot on the floor..Wipe it up well, using a new plastic bag as a glove, and it should keep it from staining and stinking. This is safe for flooring of all kinds.

    The fact that she went back to eat it is actually a good sign..It means that she either just ate too fast, drank too fast, or choked a bit..A really sick dog won't go back to eat the mess.

    You can wash the dog's face with a damp cloth or paper towel or baby wipes, so she is clean and fresh. Offer her something to drink to wash her mouth so it doesn't have bad breath.

    Source(s): btdt
  • 1 decade ago

    For the dog, thowing up can help hime feel better. Make sure to clean it up, and keep the dog confortable. They try to find out why he thew up. Did he eat a box of chocolets, did you get in to the refigerater? If you are still really concerned call they vet.

    Source(s): Hapeneds to my dog every once in a while
  • 1 decade ago

    Put the dog outside or some place else confined. Take paper towels and clean it up. Do you have something like Natures Miracle? This will use enzymes to break down the body fluids and clean the area. If this is on carpet, use carpet cleaner after the NM has dried and been vacummed up.

    Source(s): www.thesocialpet.com www.rentingwithrex.com
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I know it's gross. But just get a paper towel or an old rag and start cleaning it up. Once you get it all up, spray some antibacterial (or even just some Windex) on to the floor to kill the germs. Put the dirty trash outside, not into a household garbage bin.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ugh my dogs also do that Throw up and eat it. Just take a Towel and scoop it up then let him outside Spray some water and/or Soap and then let it sink in then Take the mop and Wash it up. That's all he probally just had a upset stomach he will eat some grass and that's ok That's what they do when they have upset Stomach's

    Source(s): Dog Owner
  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Put dog outside or in another room with a hard floor. Get a wet rag and clean up. Watch for more incidents, sometimes it happens more than once.

  • 1 decade ago

    Its ok, just clean it up with some paper towels and a wet rag. lots of dogs want to eat their own barf, so that is no big deal. Just hang out with the dog, she is going to be fine...dogs , just like people, throw up sometimes for no apparent reason. SO calm down, get your dog to a comfy spot and just watch her. I promise, you are going to me OK..and so will your dog.

  • 1 decade ago

    put the dog outside in case it happens again and get paper towel and clean it good and use some ddisinfectant to clean it.

    watch he if it happens again

  • 1 decade ago

    put the dog outside, and get a bunch of paper towels.

    moisten them, and use the to pick up the puke, and throw it away in a garbage can that isnt inside.

    if it stains, put a stain remover on it like resolve, and put something heavy on top of the stain and stain remover so it comes out.

    hope this helps!

  • 1 decade ago

    are u 5? u can post on an internet site but u cant figure out a mop n water , or perhaps paper towels , .....wwwwwwooooowwswww

    Source(s): my dog threw up when i was a kid, i picked it up instead of posting internet ?'s about it , just used common sense
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