Macomb Resident Reports Finding Hot Dogs Stuffed with Unknown Meds in Yard
The Macomb Police Department and All Pets Veterinary Clinic are warning Macombarea residents to keep an eye out for potentially dangerous items in their yard, in this instance, hot dogs, containing an unknown medication that could harm their pets. Authorities noted this is the only reported incident they have received at this time.
On Tuesday afternoon, All Pets Veterinary Clinic reported on its Facebook page that a pet owner on Pierce Street in Macomb found, on his property, multiple hot dogs containing pills. The incident was also reported to the Macomb Police Department. A Google search of similar instances found that two months ago, a Sacramento, CA news story featured a dog owner who found a hot dog with crushed pills along their walk near a popular park. Three years ago, the Newport, RI Police Department took to Facebook to warn dog owners of what was found littered across area lawns after a resident who was walking their dog found pieces of hot dog cut up and filled with nails.
A recent search of TikTok revealed a trend that included using hot dogs as a 'hack' for dog owners to disguise their dog's medicine.
Dr. Karen Blakeley, All Pets veterinarian and owner, said it was not possible to tell what kind of pills were in the hot dogs as they were partially dissolved from the moisture from the hot dogs so none of the letter/ number codes were visible. Macomb police conducted a field test for narcotics, which yielded negative results.
