I can not believe that some FOOL would put out poison where anything could come along and eat it, especially pellet kind a rat or mouse will eat hidden bait just as fast if not faster than bait out in the open.
Soo sorry you lost them both
This is so sad, i know exactly how you feel, i lost my lady Di a day after she looked ill, i found that she had a sinus infection but she never showed a sign of it.
RIP Skittles we will miss you