That was my first thought, AlvaStitcher. How much of her hide did she lose in trying all those remedies. My hands are aching just reading this post. But maybe mine are just old with thin skin anymore. I guess I've never had to deal with ants to this extent, I know they come with the warm weather, but a little pepper or something along the back of the kitchen counter gets rid of them. Poor thing, swallowing her Yahoo with ants in it......