PSA: When attempting to remove relatively fresh cat puke from a small throw rug...

[Dangerously Amused]

...do NOT take said throw rug outside and shake it.


x(


:hangover:

[mainegreen]

1. Sooo, how much of it did you end up wearing?

:D

[Dangerously Amused]

2. Entirely too much.

:banghead:

[Phillycat]

8. Isn't ANY too much?

:D

[Dangerously Amused]

10. Heh. Yeah, it is.

Hey, howzit? Are you in France now? I am soooo jealous!

[Phillycat]

13. Not til September.

It's getting close though! I gave my notice at my job last week. :D

[Dangerously Amused]

15. Sah-weeet.

Hey, hook a sister up and if you come across a nice single French dude who might be interested in a good-hearted but mildly insane American girl, send him my way, wouldja?

:hi:

[Phillycat]

16. I already know one!

He has a good job, and he keeps bees on the side. He speaks minimal English, how's your French?

[Dangerously Amused]

18. My French careens wildly between horrid and nonexistent.

But I have always wanted to learn the language. So I could really use a victim friend with whom to practice.

[Phillycat]

26. And how do you feel about bees?

Fresh honey! He brought us some when he came to visit and it was DELICIOUS. :D

[Dangerously Amused]

28. I like bees. I think they're cute.

Fresh honey, mmm. I had some when I was a kid and I still remember how goooood it was. It tastes different than the stuff you buy in stores. I don't know why it would, but it does.

What's his name?

[bertha katzenengel]

3. I hate to say this, but

:rofl:

Been there.

[Dangerously Amused]

5. Yep. That was pretty gross.

:palmhead:






:hi:

[Fran Kubelik]

4. Oh NO!

That made my skin crawl. What a crappy way to start a morning!!!

[Dangerously Amused]

6. Oh YES! And... can you guess how I discovered it on the small throw rug?

toes --> *squish*

Eeeeeeewwwww!!!!

x(

[MorningGlow]

7. LOL after reading your OP

I was going to respond "At least you didn't step in it first."

My sympathies, DA--with three cats, one that's a regular barfer of half-digested food and another that's a professional hairball spewer, I SO know how you feel! :(

[Dangerously Amused]

11. Heya! Thanks.

BTW, love your name & siggie. Pippin is my all-time favorite musical. Even Wicked didn't unseat it. (Came mighty close, though.)

[MorningGlow]

23. Why thankee

It's my all-time favorite as well. Wicked is playing in our town this week, but I can't go. :( It's closing on Sunday. I really wanted to see it.

[Fran Kubelik]

9. oh, now I have definitely done that before.

blech.

[Dangerously Amused]

14. "Blech" is right.

Though now that I'm all showered, it's kinda funny.

[yellowdogintexas]

22. well duh that is how you always find it

one of the reasons I want tile floors in my den is cat barf

[Dangerously Amused]

29. Yeah. Tile is probably the way to go. That or stainless steel.

:hi:

[sarge43]

12. I bet you were down wind from the rug, too.

Always puke over the lea rail, sailor.

:hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

17. Nope. Upwind, so I had no fair warning.

I was just happy she got it on the throw rug instead of the floor this time. Well, until I tried to shake the damn thing. The rug, I mean. The cat escaped with one of her nine lives.

This time.

:hug:

[sarge43]

19. She's just biding her time. That's what cats do. n/t

[Dangerously Amused]

30. I know. She remembers every single bath I ever gave her

and is just waiting out the perfect opportunity for revenge.

[applegrove]

20. Get a scrub brush and some Prosolve. It works like a charm.

[Dangerously Amused]

31. Prosolve. Never heard of it but now I will check it out. Thanks!

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. 'It's good for the lawn'

BTW — if your critters eat mostly dry food, cat yak has such a marvelous consistency, dunnit? :D

[Dangerously Amused]

33. Ah, the relative merits of cat puke. I could wax poetic for hours on this topic.

I consider myself something of an expert in the area. Unfortunately.

[madeline_con]

24. I would have told you that ifn' you'd asked!

:rofl: :puke:

[Dangerously Amused]

34. I should have known better, but I just woke up and my brain was still fuzzy.

:hi:

[khashka]

25. No you let it dry first!

Then you can brush it off. Or you could have just thrown it in the washing machine.

Khash.

[Dangerously Amused]

35. Actually, I was going to throw it in the washing machine,

but thought I would get the big globs off first. Du-uuuuh.

[sammythecat]

27. I have a Puke Spoon and I love it.

I have an old tablespoon dedicated to cleaning up messes from carpet and it makes clean up much easier and effective.

Just determine the grain of the carpet and then, going with the grain, press down on the spoon so it goes under the mess. Then just lift it off, deposit it on a paper towel and throw away. Then I use a plastic spray bottle of water to spray the area and then blot with paper towels. The spray bottle is much more efficient than just pouring water on a spot.

With a cheap plastic spray bottle and a spoon you can effectively and easily clean up anything with ease. Plus you'll wind up using just a fraction of the paper towels needed for any other method.

[Dangerously Amused]

36. A Puke Spoon! I love it! What a great idea!

Thanks for that! I'm definitely going to try it.

:hi:

[Critters2]

32. This stuff works:

http://www.naturemakesitwork.com/catalog/prod_detail.php?id=74

Don't know what I did before I found this. My dad thinks sweeping compound would do the same thing.

[Dangerously Amused]

37. Oh, cool.

I have used their enzymatic spray before and love it, but I didn't know they carried this product. Thanks critters! I will keep an eye out for it for it the next time I'm at the pet supply store.

:hi: