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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
So I was getting dressed this morning and saw my kitten, Cookie,
gnawing on something. We just had a new bedframe delivered and have yet to take it out of the box. Well I discovered with horror that she had consumed a little bit of styrofoam that had broken off the box. She doesn't appear to be suffering any discomfort, and I am wondering if this little bit of styrofoam will cause blockage or otherwise harm her? It was the size of about the tip of a ball-point pen or a small BB. I am assuming that as long as she hasn't been eating this stuff (and I have now taken it away to a place she can't get to) in great amounts that it will just pass when she defecates? It worries me a little bit, but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions? |
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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
"PinkParisKitty" writes:
She doesn't appear to be suffering any discomfort, and I am wondering if this little bit of styrofoam will cause blockage or otherwise harm her? It was the size of about the tip of a ball-point pen or a small BB. I am assuming that as long as she hasn't been eating this stuff (and I have now taken it away to a place she can't get to) in great amounts that it will just pass when she defecates? I doubt if a piece that small is going to cause any serious problems. My experience is that when cats eat something indigestible, they either barf it up immediately, or it eventually passes out the other end. Things that might cause problems are stuff like string or Christmas tree tinsel that can get tangled up in the intestines. BTW, when I was a kid, we had a cat who had a fetish for eating styrofoam. It started when she first began begging to be fed popcorn when we were munching on it ourselves -- I think she liked the grease and salt. But apparently, she couldn't tell the difference between real popcorn and styrofoam packing "popcorn". :-P Of course we didn't feed her styrofoam on purpose, but she always wanted to investigate if we got a package. Anyway, she lived to a ripe old age and never seemed to suffer from her odd snacking habits. -Sandra the cynic |
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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
Call your vet and ask them? They can tell you if this will pass or if she
needs to be seen. Celeste "PinkParisKitty" wrote in message ups.com... So I was getting dressed this morning and saw my kitten, Cookie, gnawing on something. We just had a new bedframe delivered and have yet to take it out of the box. Well I discovered with horror that she had consumed a little bit of styrofoam that had broken off the box. She doesn't appear to be suffering any discomfort, and I am wondering if this little bit of styrofoam will cause blockage or otherwise harm her? It was the size of about the tip of a ball-point pen or a small BB. I am assuming that as long as she hasn't been eating this stuff (and I have now taken it away to a place she can't get to) in great amounts that it will just pass when she defecates? It worries me a little bit, but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions? |
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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
You need to call your vet the product can swell up and is not easily
passed. It can take several days before an real symptoms show up after ingesting Styrofoam "PinkParisKitty" wrote in message ups.com... So I was getting dressed this morning and saw my kitten, Cookie, gnawing on something. We just had a new bedframe delivered and have yet to take it out of the box. Well I discovered with horror that she had consumed a little bit of styrofoam that had broken off the box. She doesn't appear to be suffering any discomfort, and I am wondering if this little bit of styrofoam will cause blockage or otherwise harm her? It was the size of about the tip of a ball-point pen or a small BB. I am assuming that as long as she hasn't been eating this stuff (and I have now taken it away to a place she can't get to) in great amounts that it will just pass when she defecates? It worries me a little bit, but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions? |
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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
"Matthew" wrote:
You need to call your vet the product can swell up and is not easily passed. It can take several days before an real symptoms show up after ingesting Styrofoam Styrofoam does not swell up when wet. Think styrofoam coolers, swiming rings, etc. Randy http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ |
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My Kitty Ate A Little Bit of Styrofoam...What Do I Do?
"Randy" wrote in message news "Matthew" wrote: You need to call your vet the product can swell up and is not easily passed. It can take several days before an real symptoms show up after ingesting Styrofoam Styrofoam does not swell up when wet. Think styrofoam coolers, swiming rings, etc. My mistaike in words No I didn't mean like that I meant when in the stomach it can attach it self to other stuff. I have seen an autospy done on a cat that ate it everything atached to it swelling the gastro area up Randy http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ |
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