AnnE-girl Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Can I hope that will be able to pass it, or it will come back up (she is a rather pukey cat) or do we need to get her to the vet soon before it can damage her intestines? Dd saw it happen, but couldn't get it away from her. She swallowed the last of it just as I got to the room to try to pull it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 That could be trouble! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I would call the vet right now, as that can be very harmful or even fatal. I hope your kitty is okay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Agreeing. Act now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Call the vet. Maybe they can give her seomthing to make her puke it up? Or pump her stomach or something? If it gets in the intenstines and twists them, it'll be surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I had a cat do this exactly this 20 years ago (first with a curling ribbon and then a few weeks later with a huge rubber band). The vet had me give her hydrogen peroxide to try and make her vomit. The problem is getting peroxide inside a cat. I couldn't do it. We both ended up soaked in peroxide with none making it into the cat. She never vomited. They did x-rays both times and sure enough, there it was. Both times it passed. She just had festive poo. I would call the vet and see if they support the hydrogen peroxide idea and then see if they have a decent delivery method suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 DH just called the emergency vet clinic. They said that length of ribbon shouldn't be too likely to cause a major problem. They did advise giving her Metamucil with her next few meals to help things along though. DH is heading out to Walgreens to pick some up now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I hope your cat is okay!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I've had a cat eat that length of yarn, and it passed without any problems. Odds are your kitty will be fine. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Glad it was easy to solve. I predict giving the cat Metamucil is going to make for a memorable litter box experience. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 One of mine once ate a fairly sizeable quantity of plastic Easter grass. I didn't realize she did it until she puked it up! Crazy cats... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Mine did this. I saw him eating it right off the spool and couldn't get to him fast enough. He passed it the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I used to have a cat that would eat curling ribbon every time we had it in the house. So, every single time dd brought home a balloon, or a goody bag, or had presents, or anything with curling ribbon - the cat would eat it. She also loved Easter basket "grass". We stopped using them at home but people would still bring her gifts or baskets with ribbon or grass (especially grandparents, ugh they couldn't understand that we didn't want the grass all over the house). She ALWAYS passed it. Sometimes we'd find stuff in the litter box and had no idea where it came from. Evidently she was keeping a stash somewhere for the lean times. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Our cats love curling ribbon too! They're fast and sneaky about it. I try to be hyper vigilant and get rid of it immediately, but they're ninjas. We usually don't know (or don't know which) until it's in the litter box. Once the cat pooped and didn't expel the whole piece of ribbon. Then the attached poo scared him, and he ran around the house screaming with the curling ribbon poo dragging behind him. Good times. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 How's the cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 She threw up once this morning, which is pretty normal for her, and she's otherwise acting like herself. She's always thrown up pretty often, but otherwise been completely fine. She's eating her regular dry food and some canned food mixed with the fiber the vet recommended. Nothing in the litter box yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 My cat stopped pooping and eating and got sick with fatty liver disease. I had to syringe feed him and when he finally started pooping it had balloon string in it. I did not see it happen though so if the vet said that amount should be ok it should be. Just watch for poop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Reminds me of Dewey the library cat who loved rubber bands. Hoping your kitty passes it with no problem! I have one who has a thing for PIPE CLEANERS. Luckily, he's never actually managed ingest any, and the kids are now more careful with their art supplies. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I used to have a cat that would eat curling ribbon every time we had it in the house. So, every single time dd brought home a balloon, or a goody bag, or had presents, or anything with curling ribbon - the cat would eat it. She also loved Easter basket "grass". We stopped using them at home but people would still bring her gifts or baskets with ribbon or grass (especially grandparents, ugh they couldn't understand that we didn't want the grass all over the house). She ALWAYS passed it. Sometimes we'd find stuff in the litter box and had no idea where it came from. Evidently she was keeping a stash somewhere for the lean times. :lol: :lol: :lol: One of our cats used to have a stash of rubber bands. She stole a whole bag of them from the office and hid them. One night she apparently went a little hog-wild and ate a big handful of them. When she threw them up, I panicked and thought they were tapeworms. :ack2: I think she might have thought the same thing because she never ate another rubber band after that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leav97 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Should be fine. One of our cats liked tinsel. Just to warn you it may only come partially out when they poop. Leaving your cat trailing a festive tinsel behind them every where they go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Our cats love curling ribbon too! They're fast and sneaky about it. I try to be hyper vigilant and get rid of it immediately, but they're ninjas. We usually don't know (or don't know which) until it's in the litter box. Once the cat pooped and didn't expel the whole piece of ribbon. Then the attached poo scared him, and he ran around the house screaming with the curling ribbon poo dragging behind him. Good times. I have to thank you for this visual. I cracked up! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 That's much more festive than seeing a tube sock hanging halfway out the backside of a black lab puppy. We once had a dog who could open the refrigerator. Once she ate five pounds of raw chicken, plus the styrofoam backing and the plastic bag containing everything. She decided that she needed to pass the whole mess in the middle of a crowded park. The bag got stuck. I made my husband walk away from me and do a funny dance so everyone would be looking at him, and not watching me pull a plastic bag out of my dog's ass. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 My daughter ate 12 inches of thread when she was about 9 months old. Don't ask me how I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 We once had a dog who could open the refrigerator. Once she ate five pounds of raw chicken, plus the styrofoam backing and the plastic bag containing everything. She decided that she needed to pass the whole mess in the middle of a crowded park. The bag got stuck. I made my husband walk away from me and do a funny dance so everyone would be looking at him, and not watching me pull a plastic bag out of my dog's ass. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Depending on how wide the ribbon was, I would be taking him into the emergency vet. A few years ago, one of our cats got into my sewing supplies and swallowed some string. Well, almost. Part of the string got caught on the tongue barbs and between the saliva and the movement of the string continually trying to be swallowed, it essentially turned into a wire. By the time Bob showed any symptoms, it had been three days and the "wire" sliced through several parts of his intestine. It was too late to save him. The vet said said this was a somewhat common occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 She's still eating normally and acting like herself. She's really excited about the canned food she's gotten last night and this morning to get her to eat the fiber supplement. Her litter box is normal too, although nothing "festive" yet. If the emergency vet had been more concerned we would take her in sooner, but since it wasn't that long we're hoping it should be ok. We'll keep a close eye on her and take her in if anything changes. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 The danger has passed. Literally. Thanks for the advice and funny stories. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 The danger has passed. Literally. Thanks for the advice and funny stories. Hurray! Glad she's okay! :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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