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Cat ate string, how long to pass?
Hi folks-
Saturday night at about 9 pm our cat, Mariposa, swallowed a piece of cotton string. It was soft cotton string (not kite cord), about 18 inches long. We saw half of it sticking out of her mouth, went after her to get it from her, and she bolted the rest down while we tried to grab her. Called emergency vet; they said to keep feeding her, NOT PULL on it if it starts to come out, and monitor for any signs of discomfort. OK it is 36 hours later. She's pooped a couple times (no string), is eating normally, and is acting in her usual fashion (sleeping, watching us with an air of superiority). No signs of discomfort. Yesterday afternoon we started giving her Laxatone, to make sure she's properly lubricated to hopefully ease the passing. How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? Marc |
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enlightened us with... How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? The string can get entangled in the intestines and never come out. She can die. Take her to the vet. She may need surgery. If nothing else, the vet can give her an enema and speed things along. If the string were going to come out on its own with no problems, I'd say 48 hours. However, after 48 hours, if it wasn't going to come out on its own, the intestines might already be badly damaged. -- ~kaeli~ In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
In article ws.com,
enlightened us with... How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? The string can get entangled in the intestines and never come out. She can die. Take her to the vet. She may need surgery. If nothing else, the vet can give her an enema and speed things along. If the string were going to come out on its own with no problems, I'd say 48 hours. However, after 48 hours, if it wasn't going to come out on its own, the intestines might already be badly damaged. -- ~kaeli~ In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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says... In article ws.com, enlightened us with... How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? The string can get entangled in the intestines and never come out. She can die. Take her to the vet. She may need surgery. If nothing else, the vet can give her an enema and speed things along. If the string were going to come out on its own with no problems, I'd say 48 hours. However, after 48 hours, if it wasn't going to come out on its own, the intestines might already be badly damaged. -- ~kaeli~ In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Hi Kaeli- Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. Marc |
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says... In article ws.com, enlightened us with... How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? The string can get entangled in the intestines and never come out. She can die. Take her to the vet. She may need surgery. If nothing else, the vet can give her an enema and speed things along. If the string were going to come out on its own with no problems, I'd say 48 hours. However, after 48 hours, if it wasn't going to come out on its own, the intestines might already be badly damaged. -- ~kaeli~ In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Hi Kaeli- Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. Marc |
In article ,
says... In article ws.com, enlightened us with... How long should it take something to work it's way through in the normal fashion? I'm worried about the posts I've seen of things "sawing through the intestines." YUK! Her normal vet is open today and we will call them, but I thought I'd post for experiences here. Basically, how long do these things take, presuming the string passes through her without serious problems? The string can get entangled in the intestines and never come out. She can die. Take her to the vet. She may need surgery. If nothing else, the vet can give her an enema and speed things along. If the string were going to come out on its own with no problems, I'd say 48 hours. However, after 48 hours, if it wasn't going to come out on its own, the intestines might already be badly damaged. -- ~kaeli~ In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Hi Kaeli- Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. Marc |
In article ws.com,
enlightened us with... Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. I sympathise. One of our cats ate a piece of a shoelace once. Thank goodness she was okay - the vet gave her an enema and was able to remove it. It was only 6 inches though. I hope your kitty turns out to be all right. -- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
In article ws.com,
enlightened us with... Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. I sympathise. One of our cats ate a piece of a shoelace once. Thank goodness she was okay - the vet gave her an enema and was able to remove it. It was only 6 inches though. I hope your kitty turns out to be all right. -- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
In article ws.com,
enlightened us with... Thanks for the feedback. Meanwhile, we spoke with her regular vet who advised holding off on surgery for now (we're at 38 hours). They advised increasing the laxative dosage. Surgery carries its own risks, and they are advising us to wait and see for the next day or so. So far the cat is giving no signs of distress, eating well, and pooping normally. I just hate the idea of her intestines being chewed up! This is so stressful. I sympathise. One of our cats ate a piece of a shoelace once. Thank goodness she was okay - the vet gave her an enema and was able to remove it. It was only 6 inches though. I hope your kitty turns out to be all right. -- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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