# My dog is ill **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-ill/326448 "2005-10-16T06:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-ill/326448/21 "2005-10-17T05:06:52Z")
This may have been my fault. :smack: :smack: :smack: I just found a puddle of what appears to be detergent with chlorine, soaked in the carpet close to where Zoe had urinated and defecated when she got sick. I’d thought it was a urine stain but it foamed when I ran the carpet cleaner over it. :smack: I say “with chlorine” because this stain is now whiter than the surrounding carpet. I did use a toilet bowl cleaner yesterday, so that’s probably what it was - but I _knew_ that stuff was bad, that I should keep it away from the dogs! How the heck did I manage to spill it? ☹☹☹ I’m such a bad dog owner… I’m trying to reach the vet to see if this new piece of info would change the prognosis but if the stuff did any damage to her digestive systems, they would have seen it in the blood work, right? ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-ill/326448/22 "2005-10-17T05:36:32Z")
Well, at least you found out what it was. I’ve heard that dogs love the taste of bleach-- one of their many peculiarities. Don’t beat yourself up too hard. These things happen even when you try to be cautious. I hope Zoe feels better soon, and you too! You had quite a scare! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-ill/326448.md?page=1)