# Urgent!! - dog vomit Q **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 11, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146 "2003-04-11T23:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/1 "2003-04-11T23:48:21Z")
Ok - the dog had surgery this morning (it wasn’t emergency or anything, it was when the vet could fit her in). Got home just recently. Drank a lot of water. Wandered around a bit in a haze, and puked all over the carpet in the TV room. I could figure out how to clean up the undigested kibble bits (paper towel, gloves, plastic bag). How do I go about getting up that residue stuff? It’s a mucous-y sort of chunky slime, no clue how to remove it. I was able to find a large spray can of REsolve Dual Action Foam w/ dirs. on it as to how to clean a spot or stain - is that what I want? ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/2 "2003-04-12T00:33:57Z")
Sometimes it’s easier to let it dry for a bit, then vacuum it up. Dried stuff seems to come out easier than wet…then after vacuuming, I use my carpet cleaner machine on it. If you don’t havea carpet cleaner, the Resolve should work on a small area. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/3 "2003-04-12T00:39:59Z")
[http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="dog+vomit"+cleaning&meta=lr%3Dlang\_en|lang\_fr](http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22dog+vomit%22+cleaning&meta=lr%3Dlang_en%7Clang_fr) GOOD LUCK!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/4 "2003-04-12T00:41:26Z")
I “somewhat” agree with **Boscibo**. 🙂 That is, dried stuff is _usually_ a bit easier to clean up than wet stuff, but sometimes when the wet stuff becomes dry stuff… it’s a real pain in my butt to get out. My cat throws up quite a bit (I think it’s hairball related), so I am starting to become fairly skilled in cleaning up these kinds of messes (I am in no way proud of this). Here is my method, YMMV. First I clean up as much of the dry stuff as possible, then I dab up as much of the wet stuff as I can. Then I use **Woolite Pet Stain** spray on the spot. Wait about 5 minutes, and dab up the Woolite. I continue this process until nothing else “dabs up” onto the paper towel. Anywho… and I hope your dog is feeling better. LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/5 "2003-04-12T00:58:04Z")
I always keep Nature’s Miracle or Simple Solution on hand, available at any pet supply store. Simple Solution is generally quite a bit cheaper. Saturate the area with it and let it dry. ---
**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-dog-vomit-q/168146/6 "2003-04-12T01:02:20Z")
Nothing to add except that the thread title made my morning for some reason.