3am

my favorite noise to awaken to at 3am is

gag

gag

gag... lick lick lick lick

you know, that hollow gag noise that only a dog can make who's eaten something that doesn't sit quite right in their tummy. gag, gag, lick lick lick as they attempt to keep what is inevitably coming up down. lick the carpet, lick the walls... whine... gag some more.

if you're lucky, it all comes out at once - over and done with. if you're not, the gagging, whining and licking continues on until you have lovely brown spots all over your nice, white carpet. upstairs and down. big and small.

i guess it's my lucky night.

funny enough she barely left my sight today. i have no idea what she could have consumed.

45 minutes later, she's beginning to settle down. the gagging rate is decreasing steadily and the panting / whining has ended.

the brown spots, however, remain - for my cleaning pleasure in the am - oh wait, it is the am. crap.

maybe i can salvage a few more hours sleep... it's gonna be a LONG DAY.