He might have been able to chew enough off to swallow a piece but nothing is missing from the white rectangular one. It is positively pristine all along its edges. I just inspected it from stem to stern as he usually keeps it tucked between or behind one of the couch cushions. It's really kind of ivory in color & old. I just recalled he does have a thinner rawhide one that was a rawhide chewtoy that looked like a shoe & this piece is the sole or sides of that, leftover from when Tex, his American Bulldog friend got hold of it for a moment. He destroyed most of it in a heartbeat. Tibbe adores it ever since Tex did that to it. It has lace holes around the edges but I can't find it right now. When it turns up, and it will, I will look it over for missing bits. The chew stick itself is also hidden somewhere and it, too, will one day show up, though that one is usually hidden for long periods of time as I never find it on my own.
I see Tibbe mouthing on them from time to time & assumed he was chewing them but he hasn't any marks on the white one. Maybe it's the other 2 he seems to chews on. As soon as the other 2 show up, if they have anything missing from them, they are going in the trash. If they haven't actually been chewed, I'll likely let him continue to hide them & inspect them frequently, & stop him if he chews. He likes hiding them so much!
Thank you for the good information. I had heard that they can do awful things but now I know what!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |