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I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of
plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo |
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Patty Jo wrote: I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty, I am so sorry about Becky. Thank you for the heads-up -- it could very well save the life of another cat somewhere. Sherry |
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Patty Jo wrote:
I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty Jo, I am very sorry about Becky. Thank you for sharing her sad story. It sounds as though the piece of string she did get was something you could never have known about. It's a very unortunate accident and I'm sure your Becky knew she was loved. Candace |
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"Patty Jo" wrote in message ... I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo OMG so sorry for your loss! I too have a cat who will eat anything. He has already eaten dental floss and fortunately was able to pass it uneventfully which is what put me on notice with him to begin with. I have since seen him go after things that I never dreamed a cat would be interested in. He'll raid the trash and get up anywhere to get to things that aren't good for him. Talk about doing a major baby proofing. I never thought about strings under the furniture though. Will have the dh help me move the couch and check for hazards there as he does go there to play. W |
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"Patty Jo" wrote in message
... I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty, I'm so sorry about Becky. The same thing happened to my childhood cat Argyle. He ate fishing line and it cut his intestine. He also had surgery and died at the vet's while recovering. -- -Kelly |
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***PattyJo,
I'm so verry sorry for your loss. How tragic! Thank you for letting us know. ML "Patty Jo" wrote in message ... I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo |
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Patty Jo wrote: I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. Oh, bless you heart! Im sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers Barry |
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"Patty Jo" wrote in message ... I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. [...] She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty Jo I am so sorry. Thank you for reminding us of this danger. |
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