My brother was supposed to come into town today. He left me a message at work yesterday telling me he wasn't going to make it. I waited around until about 3pm and finally called his cell. "Didn't you get the message I left for you at work?" "No, I worked from home yesterday." D'oh!

We think Filo ate some Amdro (fire ant bait) while Jeff had him in the back yard. When Jeff went to lunch, Filo threw up twice. I figured it was just wood, grass, bugs, and whatever else he eats out there. We couldn't tell by the vomit what exactly it was. Nor could we tell by looking at the ant hills whether he licked a spot clean. I looked online and it said to provide water and induce vomiting. No need to induce - he vomited probably 8 times. Luckily the last time was only water, and he's kept his dinner down so far. I had the Animal Poison Control and Emergency Vet phone numbers on hand just in case.