Cookie Cat had to go to the vet for eating ribbons

[Figarosmom]

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[MIButterfly]

1. Years ago, I came home from work and discovered that my cat, Boots, had thrown up pink and purple skinny ribbons

about four inches long on the livingroom rug. I had no idea where she got them. I searched everywhere and couldn't find any pink or purple ribbons. I called the emergency vet and they told me what symptoms to look out for and if she exhibited any of them to bring her in.

I think throwing the ribbons back up probably saved her. It's my understanding that ribbons, strings, rubber bands and the like can do a lot of damage to a cat's insides.

[Figarosmom]

2. Yes they can choke the intestines

Dogs too.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. When I first adopted my feral tomcat, he ate some dental floss out of the garbage can. It came out partly in his poop...

.... and partly still in his guts, with the end dangling out his butthole. He was not domesticated, so I couldn't catch him to cut the string. He was running around with a couple of feet of string and some entangled poops trailing behind him, and the more he ran the more he was spreading it around the house. I was afraid he might get the string caught on something that pulled it tight and injure his colon/rectum, so I decided it was safest to wait it out, even though I was so anxious for the string to come loose and couldn't do anything about it while I waited. Eventually, he showed up in the morning stringless and seemingly unharmed. A few days later I found the string (and other stuff) under a table in the downstairs workroom. I was a nervous wreck for two days, unable to catch him, and unable to know what was going to happen. Fortunately it all worked its way out.

We've had five cats previously, and none ever did anything like that. He also like to eat my hair sometimes. It shows up in the litter box.

[MIButterfly]

4. What a traumatizing experience for both you and your cat

I'm so glad it didn't do any serious damage to him.

We just never know what our pets are going to get into.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. He showed up with a smile and an expression of "well, what's going on ?" on his face.

Like it was all much ado about nothing.

[MIButterfly]

6. That's a cat for you!

Is it any wonder we love them?