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On Tue, 18 May 2004 07:20:42 -0400, "Wendy"
wrote: "tonks" wrote in message .. . Hi group, Frequent reader, infrequent poster here. (snip) Does anyone know what the chances are that he'll be ok and just poop it out? Is it more likely that that will happen versus the drastic step of him getting his insides damaged and needing surgery? Google is full of stories of the cat needing surgery or dying from this, but i hope that's the exception rather than the rule! many thanks for any advice, mary My Boots ate a 12" length of dental floss and it passed without a problem. Now I make sure to ball up the floss and wrap it in a small piece of toilet paper before putting it in the trash can. I suspect that most of the time these things do pass through ok but it's good that you checked with your vet and know what to look for in the event that this is one of the times it doesn't. W Thanks. It's at the 23 hour mark, and so far, so good. He's eating normally and he pooped again this morning, though not much and no evidence of string in it. Will give more Laxatone today and keep fingers and toes crossed for a good 'outcome'. ;-) mary |
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In article , mw*678
@sprynet.com enlightened us with... Hi group, Frequent reader, infrequent poster here. How's this going, Mary? -- -- ~kaeli~ Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article , mw*678
@sprynet.com enlightened us with... Hi group, Frequent reader, infrequent poster here. How's this going, Mary? -- -- ~kaeli~ Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 10:09:06 -0500, kaeli
wrote: In article , mw*678 enlightened us with... Hi group, Frequent reader, infrequent poster here. How's this going, Mary? -- OK so far. 26 hrs and counting. He pooped again -- not alot-- but he pooped, so hopefully he's not blocked up. but no string yet. |
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 10:09:06 -0500, kaeli
wrote: In article , mw*678 enlightened us with... Hi group, Frequent reader, infrequent poster here. How's this going, Mary? -- OK so far. 26 hrs and counting. He pooped again -- not alot-- but he pooped, so hopefully he's not blocked up. but no string yet. |
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In article , mw*678
@sprynet.com enlightened us with... OK so far. 26 hrs and counting. He pooped again -- not alot-- but he pooped, so hopefully he's not blocked up. but no string yet. Well, as long as he's going, the going is good, eh? Is it possible for the string to get digested, even partially? I'm not sure what it was made out of. -- -- ~kaeli~ A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article , mw*678
@sprynet.com enlightened us with... OK so far. 26 hrs and counting. He pooped again -- not alot-- but he pooped, so hopefully he's not blocked up. but no string yet. Well, as long as he's going, the going is good, eh? Is it possible for the string to get digested, even partially? I'm not sure what it was made out of. -- -- ~kaeli~ A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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Hi, Mary,
Cats have nine lives, you know. I have read that it can be very harmful for a cat to swallow string. My one year old threw up one day and guess what was in it? A piece of dental floss! So now I save envelopes from bills to throw that away in. Years ago my Siamese had a piece of string hanging from her butt. I gently pulled the whole thing out. It was the string that comes wrapped around a roast beef and must have tasted very good to her. So just keep your fingers crossed and your eyes open and good luck, Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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Hi, Mary,
Cats have nine lives, you know. I have read that it can be very harmful for a cat to swallow string. My one year old threw up one day and guess what was in it? A piece of dental floss! So now I save envelopes from bills to throw that away in. Years ago my Siamese had a piece of string hanging from her butt. I gently pulled the whole thing out. It was the string that comes wrapped around a roast beef and must have tasted very good to her. So just keep your fingers crossed and your eyes open and good luck, Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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I put my used dental floss in a small jar until I put it in the trash to
go to the dump. -MIKE |
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