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Help! Jack may have swallowed part of a soft toy!
Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to
do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. |
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Anything else? I hope the signs will
be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. There was a thread just a week or 2 ago about a kitty who ate 18 inches of string. She passed it but it took several days for her owners to be worried. In her case and in others I have heard, the vet generally recommends giving petromalt or laxatone to push it through and just advises a wait and see attitude. I think you would know if Jack gets sick. Hopefully, he will be okay but you might have a few anxious days ahead of you. I would definitely call the vet in the a.m. and see what he/she says. Good luck. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Anything else? I hope the signs will
be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. There was a thread just a week or 2 ago about a kitty who ate 18 inches of string. She passed it but it took several days for her owners to be worried. In her case and in others I have heard, the vet generally recommends giving petromalt or laxatone to push it through and just advises a wait and see attitude. I think you would know if Jack gets sick. Hopefully, he will be okay but you might have a few anxious days ahead of you. I would definitely call the vet in the a.m. and see what he/she says. Good luck. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Anything else? I hope the signs will
be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. There was a thread just a week or 2 ago about a kitty who ate 18 inches of string. She passed it but it took several days for her owners to be worried. In her case and in others I have heard, the vet generally recommends giving petromalt or laxatone to push it through and just advises a wait and see attitude. I think you would know if Jack gets sick. Hopefully, he will be okay but you might have a few anxious days ahead of you. I would definitely call the vet in the a.m. and see what he/she says. Good luck. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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"Governor George Liquor" wrote: Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. He may well be fine. Despite my attempts to be vigilant, one of my cats gets hold of my pot holders and oven mitts and chews on them (gets the thumbs right off the mitts in a few sessions). Two or three Thanksgiving's ago she earned the wrath of my mother by eating two holes in my grandmother's damask table cloth. Never has she had one tiny complaint about her tummy, and the vet pronounces her in perfect health. Priscilla |
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In article ,
"Governor George Liquor" wrote: Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. He may well be fine. Despite my attempts to be vigilant, one of my cats gets hold of my pot holders and oven mitts and chews on them (gets the thumbs right off the mitts in a few sessions). Two or three Thanksgiving's ago she earned the wrath of my mother by eating two holes in my grandmother's damask table cloth. Never has she had one tiny complaint about her tummy, and the vet pronounces her in perfect health. Priscilla |
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In article ,
"Governor George Liquor" wrote: Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. He may well be fine. Despite my attempts to be vigilant, one of my cats gets hold of my pot holders and oven mitts and chews on them (gets the thumbs right off the mitts in a few sessions). Two or three Thanksgiving's ago she earned the wrath of my mother by eating two holes in my grandmother's damask table cloth. Never has she had one tiny complaint about her tummy, and the vet pronounces her in perfect health. Priscilla |
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in article , Priscilla Ballou
at wrote on 11/23/03 10:58 PM: In article , "Governor George Liquor" wrote: Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. He may well be fine. Despite my attempts to be vigilant, one of my cats gets hold of my pot holders and oven mitts and chews on them (gets the thumbs right off the mitts in a few sessions). Two or three Thanksgiving's ago she earned the wrath of my mother by eating two holes in my grandmother's damask table cloth. Never has she had one tiny complaint about her tummy, and the vet pronounces her in perfect health. Priscilla I will say it seems that in order to eat part of a cat charmer the cat would really have to chew it up, so *if* he ate it, I don't think it would be a string type thing. Keep an eye on him. Take him in and see what the vet says. Karen |
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in article , Priscilla Ballou
at wrote on 11/23/03 10:58 PM: In article , "Governor George Liquor" wrote: Due to a guest in my home doing something I specifically asked them not to do while my back was turned, Jack may have chewed about four or five inches off the end of a "Cat Charmer" toy. This toy is a roughly four foot, double ply strip of a fabric like terry or muslin attached to an 18 inch wand. The offender insists she didn't see Jack swallow anything, but I searched the entire house, and I can't find the chewed end. I know part of the toy was missing, as it looks visibly torn and shorter. It's been about an hour since Jack chewed the toy. In that time, he had a bowel movement, ate some dry food, and has been playing and roaming around normally. The only other time he ate a foreign object was when he chewed the feathers off another toy. Then, the vet advised me to watch for him to either vomit up or pass the feathers, and to see if he became listless or stopped eating. He ended up vomiting them up and all was well. I am more worried this time, as the object was larger. What signs should I watch for if the object is causing him distress? I assume he will stop eating. He's very vocal; will he yowl or cry? Will he vomit without expelling the object? Anything else? I hope the signs will be obvious. There is no 24-hour vet that I know of locally, and it's 12 hours until his regular vet opens. He may well be fine. Despite my attempts to be vigilant, one of my cats gets hold of my pot holders and oven mitts and chews on them (gets the thumbs right off the mitts in a few sessions). Two or three Thanksgiving's ago she earned the wrath of my mother by eating two holes in my grandmother's damask table cloth. Never has she had one tiny complaint about her tummy, and the vet pronounces her in perfect health. Priscilla I will say it seems that in order to eat part of a cat charmer the cat would really have to chew it up, so *if* he ate it, I don't think it would be a string type thing. Keep an eye on him. Take him in and see what the vet says. Karen |
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