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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 20:55:02 GMT
My 9 month old kitten, Levon, got ahold of a smaller eyepatch of mine while I was out for a VERY short time today. It's pictured on the right. The one on the left is bigger, for context. This is how we found the eyepatch when I got home. Barely any elastic left on it! He bit it right off.......... I haven't found it yet, but I'm praying it's somewhere and not in his belly! DD is saying that he'd never eat it since it's as long as a strand of spaghetti. He doesn't even eat treats. If he did eat it, she said that it could wrap around his intestines? Now I'm on the lookout for symptoms...
Has anyone else been thru this with a kitten??? I swear, we've had 8 kittens and NEVER had to worry like this! He gets into trouble! Thanks.  |
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Post by elaine on May 21, 2020 21:11:34 GMT
Don’t beat yourself up - our pets sometimes eat things that we could never have anticipated.
Keep looking for the elastic. In the meantime, just keep an eye on her.
Symptoms of an intestinal blockage could include not eating, not pooping, and seeming in discomfort. As long as everything seems normal, even if she did eat it, it could just pass without tangling things and causing a blockage.
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Post by Delta Dawn on May 21, 2020 21:14:13 GMT
Slugs don’t enhance poodle digestion either. So we found out at about 4 mos of age. Small critters can be so naughty.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on May 21, 2020 21:14:37 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. 😳😳😳
As long as you kitty keeps eating and pooping he should be okay. If those things stop, get to the vet.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 21:16:00 GMT
elaine, thank you! I was going to respond to your "Keep an eye on her" by saying that I only have 1.......... LOL. I'm looking ALL over for the elastic, and he seems fine thusfar. We'll keep searching! DH has totally fallen in love with his "chemo kitty". Levon is definitely DH's! That makes me extra careful with Levon for that reason.......... Hopefully it'll work out! Thanks again! xo (Just noticed I see my 'baby feet' in the pic! Sorry!)
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Post by shevy on May 21, 2020 21:18:34 GMT
I had a puppy that liked my yarn.  As long as he keeps eating and using the little box he should be okay. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 21:19:25 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. 😳😳😳 As long as you kitty keeps eating and pooping he should be okay. If those things stop happened get to the vet. So far he is. Thanks. Just on edge since we lost our beloved kitty in November, and now DH is so attached to this baby........ He comforts DH after his chemo sessions and is his buddy.
I'll keep watching him! I have the # of his vet and the better Emergency Hospital for him if needed. Ooy.
P.S.: DD32 has 2 fat orange boys (15 years old!) and they still eat plastic and anything on the ground. Grr!! It's nuts!
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on May 21, 2020 21:22:47 GMT
Watch him like a hawk. You might want to call your vet for advice too. Bad things always seem to happen during a long weekend with the vet closed and eating elastic could have very serious consequences.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 21:33:39 GMT
Watch him like a hawk. You might want to call your vet for advice too. Bad things always seem to happen during a long weekend with the vet closed and eating elastic could have very serious consequences. THANK YOU! My thought exactly. Our beloved cat just fell ill on a Friday night and we had to put him down by that Sunday. Our timing stinks with emergencies happening here on weekends!
We're watching him like a hawk. Thanks!!! He means too much to DH to let anything happen to him. Considering getting him a safe cage for when I have to run out next time!
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Post by nlwilkins on May 21, 2020 21:48:15 GMT
How worrisome. Fingers crossed he did not eat it and you find it. Have you looked in his favorite places where he hides stuff?
Instead of putting him in a cage, shut him in a bathroom. Have it kept kitten "safe" and then its real easy just to put him in there for a short times when needed. Having something prepared makes it more likely that you will use it if you know what I mean.
But don't beat yourself up over this - kittens love to surprise us with different behaviors as they mature. Its hard to predict what they will do and what precautions you need to take.
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Post by freecharlie on May 21, 2020 22:06:04 GMT
My cat's favorite treat is hair elastics. I watched him one day grab one and run while I was doing something else. I put them in my drawer in the bathroom and kept losing them somehow. Then one day I watched him open that top drawer and take one out. Now they are in the second drawer. Take that Sully!
OP, I'm sure he'll be fine, just watch for signs of him being sick.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 21, 2020 22:06:09 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. Well, missy, thank you for sharing THAT story. Lol. Oh, and, hopefully OP's cat will be fine! |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on May 21, 2020 22:08:25 GMT
My cat's favorite treat is hair elastics. I watched him one day grab one and run while I was doing something else. I put them in my drawer in the bathroom and kept losing them somehow. Then one day I watched him open that top drawer and take one out. Now they are in the second drawer. Take that Sully! OP, I'm sure he'll be fine, just watch for signs of him being sick. One of the techs at my vet said her cat likes to eat those too. Eventually he had to have surgery to remove a ball of them from his stomach. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 21, 2020 22:20:10 GMT
naughty kitty! one of ours likes things similar to that... can't leave a rubber band or a twist tie ANYWHERE around otherwise she will find it, play with it, and chew it into pieces. Hopefully your Levon just played with it and you'll find it eventually all balled up underneath a chair or a rug somewhere. But like others have said, as long as he's pooping and eating, he should make be fine.
I'm glad he's keeping your DH entertained! cats are the best, aren't they? (except when they're being assholes, of course... because they're cats.)
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Post by freecharlie on May 21, 2020 22:26:59 GMT
My cat's favorite treat is hair elastics. I watched him one day grab one and run while I was doing something else. I put them in my drawer in the bathroom and kept losing them somehow. Then one day I watched him open that top drawer and take one out. Now they are in the second drawer. Take that Sully! OP, I'm sure he'll be fine, just watch for signs of him being sick. One of the techs at my vet said her cat likes to eat those too. Eventually he had to have surgery to remove a ball of them from his stomach. Fingers crossed he won't need that. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on May 21, 2020 22:28:11 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. Well, missy, thank you for sharing THAT story. Lol. Oh, and, hopefully OP's cat will be fine! Hey, if I had to live through that butt yarn nightmare it’s only fair that someone else should too. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 21, 2020 22:35:21 GMT
Hey, if I had to live through that butt yarn nightmare it’s only fair that someone else should too. scenes like that is why we don't use old-fashioned tinsel strands on our Christmas tree any more. I would love to, but... or should I say butt... lol! |
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Post by gramasue on May 21, 2020 23:25:01 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. 😳😳😳 As long as you kitty keeps eating and pooping he should be okay. If those things stop happened get to the vet. Years ago, we had a cat who got into the tinsel on the Christmas tree. Imagine when it started coming out of her butt! We had a good laugh, and were able to pull it out, but thankful that she passed it. It can be really dangerous when they eat something that gets tangled up in their intestines. Keep a close watch on him! |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on May 21, 2020 23:32:14 GMT
I have a cat who is now 17 and loves to eat string, yarn, ribbon etc. The first time it happened I thought she has a worm hanging out of her butt. Got some paper towel to pull it out to inspect and 20 inches of yarn came out. 😳😳😳 As long as you kitty keeps eating and pooping he should be okay. If those things stop happened get to the vet. Years ago, we had a cat who got into the tinsel on the Christmas tree. Imagine when it started coming out of her butt! We had a good laugh, and were able to pull it out, but thankful that she passed it. It can be really dangerous when they eat something that gets tangled up in their intestines. Keep a close watch on him! 😂😂 Sparkle shits! One of my previous cockers ate the cotton poofy snow from the snow Christmas village on a shelf. It had little iridescent flecks in it. He was pooping sparkly white shit for a week! |
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Post by Lexica on May 21, 2020 23:55:08 GMT
Look under the bed, under the couch, and in between the couch cushions. Any place that the kitty might choose to drag the elastic to play with it. I have one cat that will try to eat the string on any of the wand toys That have a feather or whatever at the end. Instead of going for the toy on the end, he attacks the string and can bite through it in seconds. I finally had to switch out all the wand strings with thin metal fishing line leaders. He can’t chew through those.
I hope you find the elastic. Or a surprise in the litter box.
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Post by shevy on May 22, 2020 17:31:59 GMT
How's kitty this morning?
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Post by artbabe on May 22, 2020 17:53:11 GMT
My cat ate an elastic hair tie once. She couldn't eat after that- it plugged her up somewhere. It cost me $1200 for the surgery to remove it.
I don't know what to tell you. Sometimes it goes through them just fine and there is no harm, no foul. Unfortunately in my cat's case it got stuck and became costly.
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Post by birukitty on May 22, 2020 18:09:28 GMT
Oh no! I'm so very sorry Levon got into something he shouldn't have, but don't continue to blame yourself. It happens. My cat Jesse (who's 4) loves to chew on plastic bags so we do everything we can to get rid of them and put them behind closed doors. Doors we usually have to lock shut-he's smart-he can open pantry doors. Last week DS wasn't paying attention and left one out and Jesse chewed holes in the bag. He ended up just fine but it was a stressful few hours while we kept an eye on him. Try not to worry. I've been really lucky with my knitting. Jesse just sits in his fleece bed and watches me knit-doesn't even bat an eye at the yarn. BUT...I'm not taking any chances. Whenever I finish knitting for the night, my yarn and knitting get put away into my craft closet and the door is shut tight. I'm so happy Levon has turned out to be such a comfort for your DH Bergdorblonde. It's so wonderful that these two have so closely bonded.  Praying to St. Francis (the protector of animals) to keep him safe and healthy this weekend. |
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Post by Zee on May 22, 2020 18:48:39 GMT
I hope all is well! Eggs liked to eat headphones, and he'd chew any phone charger he found. He'll still chew at my shoestrings sometimes and will still go after headphones. He'll abscond with wireless buds too. Expensive ones taste the best, apparently. He's such a dick, lol.
That's a lot for a kitten to actually swallow, hopefully he just put it somewhere.
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Post by alsomsknit on May 22, 2020 21:33:41 GMT
Our first cat ended up with a blockage from her food. Spent all of a Saturday evening and overnight with her in the bathroom, as she would not stop throwing up. The vet saw her on Sunday, X-ray & fluids. Sunday night she had the worst time with a bowel movement. How all that was inside her is beyond me.
Do you have any area rugs? Same cat likes to hide her treasures under the large area rug in the family room.
Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 1:19:20 GMT
How worrisome. Fingers crossed he did not eat it and you find it. Have you looked in his favorite places where he hides stuff? Instead of putting him in a cage, shut him in a bathroom. Have it kept kitten "safe" and then its real easy just to put him in there for a short times when needed. Having something prepared makes it more likely that you will use it if you know what I mean. But don't beat yourself up over this - kittens love to surprise us with different behaviors as they mature. Its hard to predict what they will do and what precautions you need to take. Thank you!! As a Sidenote, he could do so much damage in a bathroom. He's already bitten thru wires. He could jump and climb up high already. I checked most of his hiding spots, to no avail. If I find it, I'll be celebrating!! He's still acting fine--eating, drinking and using his litter... So far this is a mystery! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 1:27:32 GMT
My cat ate an elastic hair tie once. She couldn't eat after that- it plugged her up somewhere. It cost me $1200 for the surgery to remove it. I don't know what to tell you. Sometimes it goes through them just fine and there is no harm, no foul. Unfortunately in my cat's case it got stuck and became costly. I'm so sorry! Crazy!!!! That's what DD said to me, so I'm still watching Levon closely. He's been fine so I'm pretty sure he's being very naughty and it's hidden somewhere. This is causing me to do deep cleaning (thanks Levon!!). My last kitty would steal an elastic hair band and just play with it. I'd take it away from him. This kitty plots out his devious moves differently. Ugh!! Thanks, all, for your stories and suggestions! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 1:31:04 GMT
Our first cat ended up with a blockage from her food. Spent all of a Saturday evening and overnight with her in the bathroom, as she would not stop throwing up. The vet saw her on Sunday, X-ray & fluids. Sunday night she had the worst time with a bowel movement. How all that was inside her is beyond me. Do you have any area rugs? Same cat likes to hide her treasures under the large area rug in the family room. Good luck! Yikes!!! Glad your kitty is okay after that!!! No rugs here. We live in an apartment. It has carpeting and flooring in bathrooms and the kitchen. I have a few more hiding spots he could have gotten to. More work tomorrow! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 1:35:47 GMT
I hope all is well! Eggs liked to eat headphones, and he'd chew any phone charger he found. He'll still chew at my shoestrings sometimes and will still go after headphones. He'll abscond with wireless buds too. Expensive ones taste the best, apparently. He's such a dick, lol. That's a lot for a kitten to actually swallow, hopefully he just put it somewhere. Lordie!! Little dick indeed!! Yeah, when Levon bit thru DH's blood pressure monitor wire,I freaked out. I replaced it (the V.A. Is wonderful like that!!). But you're right--this is as long as spaghetti,so I doubt he ate it so quickly. We were only gone for about 15 minutes and he really doesn't eat anything but his kibble. I give him treats and he licks them. He won't eat them. Hoping to find it soon! It's gonna be spotless here when I'm done! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 1:42:05 GMT
Oh no! I'm so very sorry Levon got into something he shouldn't have, but don't continue to blame yourself. It happens. My cat Jesse (who's 4) loves to chew on plastic bags so we do everything we can to get rid of them and put them behind closed doors. Doors we usually have to lock shut-he's smart-he can open pantry doors. Last week DS wasn't paying attention and left one out and Jesse chewed holes in the bag. He ended up just fine but it was a stressful few hours while we kept an eye on him. Try not to worry. I've been really lucky with my knitting. Jesse just sits in his fleece bed and watches me knit-doesn't even bat an eye at the yarn. BUT...I'm not taking any chances. Whenever I finish knitting for the night, my yarn and knitting get put away into my craft closet and the door is shut tight. I'm so happy Levon has turned out to be such a comfort for your DH Bergdorblonde. It's so wonderful that these two have so closely bonded. Praying to St. Francis (the protector of animals) to keep him safe and healthy this weekend. Thank you so Much!!! I'll post a pic when I have a minute... Levon was waking DH up the other night with kisses because DH'S sleep apnea was so bad. Levon held duty beside him all night. It was adorable. (I know, DH has to begin wearing his cpap again!) |
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As long as he keeps eating and using the little box he should be okay.
Praying to St. Francis (the protector of animals) to keep him safe and healthy this weekend. 
