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Connie · 08-02-2012, 07:02 PM

I am very concerned right now. Tonight I was sitting in the back yard talking to Patti on the phone when Libby came up and dropped a bone at my feet. Without realizing what it was, I picked it up and then got creeped out and dropped it. Libby went to grab it so I covered it with my feet and then all three dogs were wanting it...whatever it is. It's a weird bone and I've taken pictures of it. So, I then put the dogs in the house and walked around the yard and went to check under a shrub that they've seemed rather interested in and found two corn cobs that were eaten clean and also the ends had been chewed. I immediately got concerned knowing that they should never have corn cobs. I came in and looked on the computer and it says that if corn cobs are ingested by dogs, especially small dogs, that it feels like a brillo pad moving along the digestive system and then blocks the small intestine. Tuesday, Maddie was doing a lot of puking. I didn't think too much of it because she didn't really act sick. Then yesterday, Libby started puking in the afternoon and probably puked 3 times...both of them it was just yellow bile. One of them puked this morning and the noise woke me, but I don't think either of them have puked since. I believe they have both pooped today, so that's a good sign. I just don't know what to think and maybe am making a mountain out of a molehill.

Maybe it was an animal that drug this stuff into our yard, but it sure makes me wonder if these things were put there by someone. What do you all think? If there is any more puking, I will be calling my vet in the morning. So far Faith has not puked, thank goodness. Here's pictures...what kind of a bone do you think that is? I took pictures from different views.

Connie · 08-02-2012, 07:03 PM

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Fancysmommy · 08-02-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Connie

I am very concerned right now. Tonight I was sitting in the back yard talking to Patti on the phone when Libby came up and dropped a bone at my feet. Without realizing what it was, I picked it up and then got creeped out and dropped it. Libby went to grab it so I covered it with my feet and then all three dogs were wanting it...whatever it is. It's a weird bone and I've taken pictures of it. So, I then put the dogs in the house and walked around the yard and went to check under a shrub that they've seemed rather interested in and found two corn cobs that were eaten clean and also the ends had been chewed. I immediately got concerned knowing that they should never have corn cobs. I came in and looked on the computer and it says that if corn cobs are ingested by dogs, especially small dogs, that it feels like a brillo pad moving along the digestive system and then blocks the small intestine. Tuesday, Maddie was doing a lot of puking. I didn't think too much of it because she didn't really act sick. Then yesterday, Libby started puking in the afternoon and probably puked 3 times...both of them it was just yellow bile. One of them puked this morning and the noise woke me, but I don't think either of them have puked since. I believe they have both pooped today, so that's a good sign. I just don't know what to think and maybe am making a mountain out of a molehill.

Maybe it was an animal that drug this stuff into our yard, but it sure makes me wonder if these things were put there by someone. What do you all think? If there is any more puking, I will be calling my vet in the morning. So far Faith has not puked, thank goodness. Here's pictures...what kind of a bone do you think that is? I took pictures from different views.

To me, it looks like a bone from a pork chop. I wonder, since the corn cobs were under a bush, if a raccoon or opossum dragged it into the yard? Do you have any troublesome neighbors? I pray it's not something nefarious like an intentional poisoning. If it was intentional, though, the people would have to know that corn cobs are dangerous to Yorkies and I hate to admit, I didn't know that.

Hazels-momm · 08-02-2012, 07:09 PM

Have you been in any conflicts with neighbors about your dogs barking or anything like that?

Patti · 08-02-2012, 07:11 PM

That is the weirdest looking bone. It looks like an animal bone to me. I know how worried you are. I will keep them both in my prayers.

Lovetodream88 · 08-02-2012, 07:39 PM

I hope it was just in animal and some one is not trying to poison your babies. Is there a camera or something you can set up?

kjc · 08-02-2012, 07:52 PM

I'd show the bone to the vet... Praying that no one is trying to poison your pups...

Jacksmom052709 · 08-02-2012, 07:55 PM

At first I was thinking pork chop bone, but then when I took a better look, it looks like some kind of animal. Unless, as the others have said that you have been in some kind of altercation or have upset the neighbors with the dogs barking, I would think that an animal brought the bones and obs into your yard. Sadly, I didn't know that corn cobs are bad for small animals either, though I would never feed one to my dogs (though Jack does like his corn). Hoping it is just an animal that brought those items into your yard and not anything more sinister.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-02-2012, 08:03 PM

Sure sounds like something a cat would do - drag its bits of food into a yard not its own to hide. I know because our neighbor has cats and they bury their leftovers and scavenged food in my yard a lot. I have to scour my yard constantly to be sure Tibbe doesn't come up with the "treasure". I have seen all kinds of parts of chicken bones and gristle and corn cob bits, extremely hard bread pieces, etc. I think they rip open neighbors' trash and scavenge out things and hide them all over.

Connie · 08-02-2012, 08:28 PM

I am hoping it is just an animal that brought those into my yard. I forgot to mention that I have a fenced yard and Libby-proofed, so the only way for an animal to get in is to go over the fence. I have had no problems with my neighbors on either side and the ones in back...I don't know, but they aren't friendly. So far tonight, no one has puked and they don't look sick to me. I will watch closely in the morning and make sure they both poop and in the morning, plan to check under all the shrubbery for anything that shouldn't be there. Thanks for your replies!

LilyOfTheValley · 08-02-2012, 08:28 PM

Our house in Frisco had the back alley garage access, and kids from the hood would use the alley to ride their bikes and walk to school. Hailey would bark if she knew people were walking by, and anyone could have thrown something over the fence, and I did find odd things had been thrown now and then. For that reason, I never left her outside alone. Never. Our back gate was kept locked, and the only time I unlocked it was the day the mowers came. You never know what people might do. Plus, we had an owl that kept eyeing her up and she was so little that I wanted to be sure she did not encounter a snake or a bee.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-02-2012, 08:35 PM

Bet you've got a cat whose being let outside nights or a couple of strays have found their way into your yard nights after raiding the garbage. If you watch cats, they make several trips to the source of their scavenged food, usually someone's garbage, and jump or climb the fence into the yard to hide their food. Birds and squirrels come along and find their food and eat part or all of it and leave it lying about or your own dog can find it. Other cats do to and sometimes if scared by someone coming by, they will run, leaving their half-eaten food revealed in the yard for your dog to find. Large birds also bring things into my yard.

Connie · 08-02-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LilyOfTheValley

Our house in Frisco had the back alley garage access, and kids from the hood would use the alley to ride their bikes and walk to school. Hailey would bark if she knew people were walking by, and anyone could have thrown something over the fence, and I did find odd things had been thrown now and then. For that reason, I never left her outside alone. Never. Our back gate was kept locked, and the only time I unlocked it was the day the mowers came. You never know what people might do. Plus, we had an owl that kept eyeing her up and she was so little that I wanted to be sure she did not encounter a snake or a bee.

My dogs are never outside without me either. They may disappear from my site while out there, but never are they alone.

concretegurl · 08-02-2012, 09:16 PM

Our neighbor thougjt she was being nice rhrowing an extra raw hide jn my back yard for my dogs...people do stupid things out of even kindness.

Watch like a hawk.

At one of my daughters softball games a lasy was feeling Scoo ets coen nuts! I noticed him chewong and freaked out when the lady behind me fessed up I was livid.

Seriously be very guarded and careful you never know.

ilovejoel · 08-02-2012, 09:44 PM

To make you feel any better I've been having the same problem! Joel keeps finding bones in the yard and I was creeped out when I kept finding them, the only thing I could figured it's from is when the birds go in peoples trash cans they drop the bones around.
I have to watch Joel closely because now he knows to search for bones right when he goes out.

08-02-2012, 07:02 PM	#1
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 10,732	Is someone trying to poison my dogs? I am very concerned right now. Tonight I was sitting in the back yard talking to Patti on the phone when Libby came up and dropped a bone at my feet. Without realizing what it was, I picked it up and then got creeped out and dropped it. Libby went to grab it so I covered it with my feet and then all three dogs were wanting it...whatever it is. It's a weird bone and I've taken pictures of it. So, I then put the dogs in the house and walked around the yard and went to check under a shrub that they've seemed rather interested in and found two corn cobs that were eaten clean and also the ends had been chewed. I immediately got concerned knowing that they should never have corn cobs. I came in and looked on the computer and it says that if corn cobs are ingested by dogs, especially small dogs, that it feels like a brillo pad moving along the digestive system and then blocks the small intestine. Tuesday, Maddie was doing a lot of puking. I didn't think too much of it because she didn't really act sick. Then yesterday, Libby started puking in the afternoon and probably puked 3 times...both of them it was just yellow bile. One of them puked this morning and the noise woke me, but I don't think either of them have puked since. I believe they have both pooped today, so that's a good sign. I just don't know what to think and maybe am making a mountain out of a molehill. Maybe it was an animal that drug this stuff into our yard, but it sure makes me wonder if these things were put there by someone. What do you all think? If there is any more puking, I will be calling my vet in the morning. So far Faith has not puked, thank goodness. Here's pictures...what kind of a bone do you think that is? I took pictures from different views. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

08-02-2012, 07:03 PM	#2
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 10,732	2 more pictures... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

08-02-2012, 07:09 PM	#4
Hazels-momm YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 340	Have you been in any conflicts with neighbors about your dogs barking or anything like that? __________________ Words can not describe the hold my hazel has on my heart

08-02-2012, 07:11 PM	#5
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	That is the weirdest looking bone. It looks like an animal bone to me. I know how worried you are. I will keep them both in my prayers. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

08-02-2012, 07:39 PM	#6
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,247	I hope it was just in animal and some one is not trying to poison your babies. Is there a camera or something you can set up? __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

08-02-2012, 07:52 PM	#7
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,866	I'd show the bone to the vet... Praying that no one is trying to poison your pups... __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

08-02-2012, 07:55 PM	#8
Jacksmom052709 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,044	At first I was thinking pork chop bone, but then when I took a better look, it looks like some kind of animal. Unless, as the others have said that you have been in some kind of altercation or have upset the neighbors with the dogs barking, I would think that an animal brought the bones and obs into your yard. Sadly, I didn't know that corn cobs are bad for small animals either, though I would never feed one to my dogs (though Jack does like his corn). Hoping it is just an animal that brought those items into your yard and not anything more sinister. __________________ ~Lori ~ Mom to fur babies Jack, Izzy & Jada & their kitty siblings, Mr. Poops, Milo, Pearl & barn kitty Nanny.

08-02-2012, 08:03 PM	#9
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Sure sounds like something a cat would do - drag its bits of food into a yard not its own to hide. I know because our neighbor has cats and they bury their leftovers and scavenged food in my yard a lot. I have to scour my yard constantly to be sure Tibbe doesn't come up with the "treasure". I have seen all kinds of parts of chicken bones and gristle and corn cob bits, extremely hard bread pieces, etc. I think they rip open neighbors' trash and scavenge out things and hide them all over. __________________ 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

08-02-2012, 08:28 PM	#10
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 10,732	I am hoping it is just an animal that brought those into my yard. I forgot to mention that I have a fenced yard and Libby-proofed, so the only way for an animal to get in is to go over the fence. I have had no problems with my neighbors on either side and the ones in back...I don't know, but they aren't friendly. So far tonight, no one has puked and they don't look sick to me. I will watch closely in the morning and make sure they both poop and in the morning, plan to check under all the shrubbery for anything that shouldn't be there. Thanks for your replies! __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

08-02-2012, 08:28 PM	#11
LilyOfTheValley Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 124	Our house in Frisco had the back alley garage access, and kids from the hood would use the alley to ride their bikes and walk to school. Hailey would bark if she knew people were walking by, and anyone could have thrown something over the fence, and I did find odd things had been thrown now and then. For that reason, I never left her outside alone. Never. Our back gate was kept locked, and the only time I unlocked it was the day the mowers came. You never know what people might do. Plus, we had an owl that kept eyeing her up and she was so little that I wanted to be sure she did not encounter a snake or a bee.

08-02-2012, 08:35 PM	#12
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Bet you've got a cat whose being let outside nights or a couple of strays have found their way into your yard nights after raiding the garbage. If you watch cats, they make several trips to the source of their scavenged food, usually someone's garbage, and jump or climb the fence into the yard to hide their food. Birds and squirrels come along and find their food and eat part or all of it and leave it lying about or your own dog can find it. Other cats do to and sometimes if scared by someone coming by, they will run, leaving their half-eaten food revealed in the yard for your dog to find. Large birds also bring things into my yard. __________________ 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

08-02-2012, 09:16 PM	#14
concretegurl Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades Posts: 7,979	Our neighbor thougjt she was being nice rhrowing an extra raw hide jn my back yard for my dogs...people do stupid things out of even kindness. Watch like a hawk. At one of my daughters softball games a lasy was feeling Scoo ets coen nuts! I noticed him chewong and freaked out when the lady behind me fessed up I was livid. Seriously be very guarded and careful you never know. __________________ Shan & 8 kids now!

08-02-2012, 09:44 PM	#15
ilovejoel Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,299	To make you feel any better I've been having the same problem! Joel keeps finding bones in the yard and I was creeped out when I kept finding them, the only thing I could figured it's from is when the birds go in peoples trash cans they drop the bones around. I have to watch Joel closely because now he knows to search for bones right when he goes out. __________________ ℜachael JoelRoxy iLoveJoely.com