Up with a sick dog

It's almost 2:30AM and my dog, Luka, and I are still up.

Looks like it's going to be a long night for both of us because Luka has an upset stomach. As all good moms know (of both children and pets), if baby ain't happy then nobody's happy. And Luka definitely isn't happy. So far he's thrown up four times-- the most recent a few minutes ago on the backseat of my car. Stupid, stupid, stupid me! If anyone-- be it human or animal-- has an upset stomach the last thing one should do to try to settle them down is to voluntarily put them in a car and subject them to speeds of 30MPH. Of course they're going to throw up!!! He must have eaten something BAD on one of our walks today. He often grabs a quick "snack" from someone's yard before I have the chance to stop him, but whatever he ate today must have been especially vile. In spite of the fact that he's sleeping just a few feet from me, I can clearly hear his stomach make horrible gurgly noises. How anyone can sleep through that racket I'll never understand, but Luka's eyes ARE closed and he's breathing the slow, even breaths of sleep. Another thing I don't understand is why these stomach issues only manifest themselves in the
middle of the night. I can't recall the last time he had a problem during the daylight hours. Maybe it takes a while for the "snack" to fester, sort of like a fine wine. If that's the case, this bad boy is going to be an award winner.

It's going to be a long night. I need a Diet Coke.