fox urine

Is it poisonous to plants? I know it stinks, it's just that I've lost a couple of plants recently, a lovely clematis - azure pearl and more expensively a beautiful acer - palmatum 'Orido-nishiki'.
The clematis was sprinting away as usual after pruning and had put on 18" of growth on 3-4 sprouting limbs and was blackened about a month ago in the very cold conditions or at leastthat's what I put it down to. I have cut it back again but there is no sign of any greenery at all.
The acer which is about 5' tall and cost me a fortune some years back started losing foliage on one side very early last autumn at which point I tentatively cut back a few leaders by 6" or so to see if there was any life which there was not. I left it over the winter and it started producing foliage just on one side, the other branches appear dead and now the side which began leafing up is curling and dying off.
Just wandered whether it could be anything to do with foxes whcih are ffrequent garden visitors.

 

Just been trying to upload a picture of acer but all I get is file is too big to upload. Chased myself silly round the 'how to' instructions but no luck

 

Dogs like rolling in it.

 

I cant see how it could be any more poisonous than any other animal pee.
The clematis might just have a touch of the "wilts" and Acers are notorious for dieing on one side, the windy side.
It would have to be a very big fox to pee on a five foot acer.

 

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The mind boggles!!

 

Does that mean that the acer will live or will it die off altogether, it looks decidely unhealthy. Tried to post a picture but having no joy

 

Not really into Acers, but I do know they sometimes have a tendency for branches to die back.
I think due to cold winds on some occasions.

Wouldn't like to say whether the whole plant will die or not, but it doesn't sound good.

But I cant think it has anything to do with foxes.

 

You can buy fox urine

http://www.predatorpee.com/Merchant..._Code=LE&Product_Code=BFOX72&Category_Code=FU