My Cat Ate A Rubber Band

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My cat ate a rubber band. What should you do if your cat ate a rubber band. The common string or rubber band is probably the most similar thing to entrails that a cat can found in. Cats are particularly fascinated with strings hair ties and rubber bands and even though science has yet to give us a specific reason we can guess it has to do with how cats in the wild are used to hunt their prey and eat their entrails. My goofy cat ate a rubber band.

Less than 12hrs ago. It was an old brittle one that broke apart so i managed to get some of it away from her but at least 3 4 of it went down the hatch. The presence of a linear foreign body like a rubber band in the intestine may lead to intussusception. How do i use peroxide to induce vomiting.

Joined jul 28 2007 messages 516 reaction score 1. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts. Is he going to be okay. If the cat cut and ate the rubber band one end could become trapped in the stomach while the other passes into the intestine.

No bowel movement yet. My 10 mo 4 lb yorkie just ate a small 1 rubberband. Called vet they said to monitor her. Strange things cats eat.

Or a recommendation for a specific test doctor care provider procedure treatment plan product or course of action. The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats. Or she ran off with and hid it. But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands.

Some cat cravings are easy to understand. Poor luna the rubber band is very small and likely will not cause a problem but you never know. The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. A mo ago she had surgery for bowel obstruction so i don t want that to happen again.

My cat ate a rubberband once and i didn t even know it till i found it in the poop. Apr 28 2008 2 n. Some cats like to eat weird things and some cats like to eat really weird things. My cat just ate a few rubber bands that i left on the floor.

Why would a cat eat those. Joined jul 24 2005 10 posts. She has read more. Discussion starter 1 jul 24 2005.