Mabel ate a worm! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

kdreamson · 03-30-2010, 05:22 AM

EEEWWW! Mabel ate a slimy brown worm! And the worst part is it was on my kitchen floor! How did a live worm get in my kitchen?! What unseen hole did it slither thru? And what else could slime in?! Does anybody know if worms are poisionous? Probably not. I'm calling the vet anyway. Bugs usually don't bother me...but worms gross me out!

yorkieusa · 03-30-2010, 06:05 AM

I would say she brought it in or it got in some other way. I don't think it probably crawled in unless you have a door to the outside in your kitchen. It won't hurt her. It's just extra protein.

ARCHIE · 03-30-2010, 06:06 AM

I agree it's gross! Just a little added protein for Mabel today I guess.
I have not heard of worms being poinsonous. Better check with the vet
to be sure. Buddy being on the larger side detests bugs and worms. He
actually jumps aside when he sees one in the grass. He's big but he's a
wimp.

kdreamson · 03-30-2010, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ARCHIE

I agree it's gross! Just a little added protein for Mabel today I guess.
I have not heard of worms being poinsonous. Better check with the vet
to be sure. Buddy being on the larger side detests bugs and worms. He
actually jumps aside when he sees one in the grass. He's big but he's a
wimp.

Nope worms not poisionous! The vet probably though i was crazy! I'm thinking the only way it could have gotten in was thru the french doors in the kitchen. But how long would it take a worm to inch it's way in!?

I had a peke that used to chase and eat bee's! So it could be worse! I hope she does not acquire a taste for worms!

Buddy is so cute, I've been admiring him on your avatar for a while!

bloominsuz · 03-30-2010, 06:58 AM

Yes gross not harmful, as someone said just some extra protein. Shayna eats them and plays withthem. Now imagine if it was a snail. Now that's gross and I get those in the house thanks to Shayna. Just last week I found on in my couch. Lovely! I keep offering to cook them for her. I hate it, they make her breath stink and sometimes she gets the runs, and wherever she drops them a slime trail developes. So during snail season, you can find me out back with the salt shaker, salting snails to death (of course I can't use conventional snail bait). Sorry to offend any snail lovers. You can hear me saying " Eeeyooo, yuckie, gross, snails, bad girl, snails stay outside"

Mom to Hot Rod · 03-30-2010, 07:02 AM

With all of this rain that we've had, there have been 100s of worms in our driveway, YUK! Hot Rod has eaten his share of worms when he was pup. Maggie has managed to eat a few in the last few days, YUK! One thing that they've learned is "drop it" and "leave it" but with the 100s of worms...it's hard to get her to pass up every one. did I say YUK! lol

I would think that maybe it was either brought in by your little one or on her fur.

Lee B · 03-30-2010, 07:03 AM

Fish eat worms, we eat fish. Chickens LOVE worms, we eat chickens. We just get our worms another way

: As you've already found out, they're not bad, even if they DO have a huge gross-out factor.

Mabel may have even brought it in herself with a mind towards future play (or snack). Worms like nice, moist earth ... your house has nothing to entice a worm inside of its own accord. So it got brought into the house, one way or another.

ARCHIE · 03-30-2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kdreamson

Nope worms not poisionous! The vet probably though i was crazy! I'm thinking the only way it could have gotten in was thru the french doors in the kitchen. But how long would it take a worm to inch it's way in!?

I had a peke that used to chase and eat bee's! So it could be worse! I hope she does not acquire a taste for worms!

Buddy is so cute, I've been admiring him on your avatar for a while!

Glad to know that are not poisonous. I don't think they have a skeletal
structure so I guess they can squeeze and worm

their way in anywhere.
Thanks for your sweet comment on Bud.

BanditSocks2 · 03-30-2010, 07:05 AM

Bandit loves rolling in worms after it rains and they all come out of the ground... eww!!

I'm glad they're not poisonous!

Twinkie2Cute · 03-30-2010, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BanditSocks2

Bandit loves rolling in worms after it rains and they all come out of the ground... eww!!

I'm glad they're not poisonous!

Twinkie does the same thing! She has tried to sneak a few in after our daily walks. Ooooh!

deeogie · 03-30-2010, 07:42 AM

Lucky seems to consider them a treat I believe......If it's alive when he finds it he will play around with it then eat it and if it's dead...welllll....he rill roll around in it like it's sugar or something!! It's soooo gross!

DaisyMom · 03-30-2010, 07:48 AM

No mommy kisses for Mabel today! Yuck!

Glad your worm was non-toxic

margaritaville · 03-30-2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BanditSocks2

Bandit loves rolling in worms after it rains and they all come out of the ground... eww!!

I'm glad they're not poisonous!

Bandit and my Sissy must be related. She also loves to roll in them. The smell on her face is horrible-it makes me gag.

kdreamson · 03-30-2010, 07:52 AM

Even tho i started this tread, I feel like i need a bath! Worms,snails,slugs and squished frogs! Dogs will eat almost anything...and to think i let that dog lick my face! Oh well, it hasn't killed me yet!

BanditSocks2 · 03-30-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by margaritaville

Bandit and my Sissy must be related. She also loves to roll in them. The smell on her face is horrible-it makes me gag.

Glad I'm not alone in this disgusting yorkie-habit

I'm always worried if I wait too long to get their grooming, the worms will stick in their hair....eww!!!

03-30-2010, 05:22 AM	#1
kdreamson YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 342	Mabel ate a worm! EEEWWW! Mabel ate a slimy brown worm! And the worst part is it was on my kitchen floor! How did a live worm get in my kitchen?! What unseen hole did it slither thru? And what else could slime in?! Does anybody know if worms are poisionous? Probably not. I'm calling the vet anyway. Bugs usually don't bother me...but worms gross me out! __________________

03-30-2010, 06:05 AM	#2
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I would say she brought it in or it got in some other way. I don't think it probably crawled in unless you have a door to the outside in your kitchen. It won't hurt her. It's just extra protein. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

03-30-2010, 07:02 AM	#6
Mom to Hot Rod Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 10,908	With all of this rain that we've had, there have been 100s of worms in our driveway, YUK! Hot Rod has eaten his share of worms when he was pup. Maggie has managed to eat a few in the last few days, YUK! One thing that they've learned is "drop it" and "leave it" but with the 100s of worms...it's hard to get her to pass up every one. did I say YUK! lol I would think that maybe it was either brought in by your little one or on her fur. __________________ www.kissecollar.com Soft Cone Collars for Post-surgery and much more! 10% (non-food) - Discount code YT10

03-30-2010, 07:42 AM	#11
deeogie YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brampton Posts: 408	Lucky seems to consider them a treat I believe......If it's alive when he finds it he will play around with it then eat it and if it's dead...welllll....he rill roll around in it like it's sugar or something!! It's soooo gross! __________________ Mommy 's Lucky

03-30-2010, 07:48 AM	#12
DaisyMom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City Posts: 273	No mommy kisses for Mabel today! Yuck! Glad your worm was non-toxic __________________ Heather & Daisy

03-30-2010, 06:06 AM	#3
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	I agree it's gross! Just a little added protein for Mabel today I guess. I have not heard of worms being poinsonous. Better check with the vet to be sure. Buddy being on the larger side detests bugs and worms. He actually jumps aside when he sees one in the grass. He's big but he's a wimp.

03-30-2010, 06:58 AM	#5
bloominsuz Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 206	Yes gross not harmful, as someone said just some extra protein. Shayna eats them and plays withthem. Now imagine if it was a snail. Now that's gross and I get those in the house thanks to Shayna. Just last week I found on in my couch. Lovely! I keep offering to cook them for her. I hate it, they make her breath stink and sometimes she gets the runs, and wherever she drops them a slime trail developes. So during snail season, you can find me out back with the salt shaker, salting snails to death (of course I can't use conventional snail bait). Sorry to offend any snail lovers. You can hear me saying " Eeeyooo, yuckie, gross, snails, bad girl, snails stay outside"

03-30-2010, 07:03 AM	#7
Lee B YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL Posts: 735	Fish eat worms, we eat fish. Chickens LOVE worms, we eat chickens. We just get our worms another way : As you've already found out, they're not bad, even if they DO have a huge gross-out factor. Mabel may have even brought it in herself with a mind towards future play (or snack). Worms like nice, moist earth ... your house has nothing to entice a worm inside of its own accord. So it got brought into the house, one way or another.

03-30-2010, 07:05 AM	#9
BanditSocks2 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA Posts: 1,522	Bandit loves rolling in worms after it rains and they all come out of the ground... eww!! I'm glad they're not poisonous!

03-30-2010, 07:52 AM	#14
kdreamson YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 342	Yucky Icky Post Even tho i started this tread, I feel like i need a bath! Worms,snails,slugs and squished frogs! Dogs will eat almost anything...and to think i let that dog lick my face! Oh well, it hasn't killed me yet! __________________