dear mister katz,
when a dog eats a rope toy and has to have emergency surgery to remove it from his gut and the owner wants to give him another rope toy, how does one convey to the owner the danger of giving the dog another rope toy?
sincerely, 
dog boy

dear dog boy, 
boy! idle know. i'm stumped! can you just say please, don't give the dog another rope toy, for this time he may die?

oh dear, mister katz,
i tried that.

ok. i have to think on this.
i'll ask maria, and get back to you.
my empathy!