Hi Jo C, So sorry you had to go through that! Even if a cat changes its mind after starting to eat string, they don't know how to pull it back out of their throats. I guess they have no choice except to keep eating it until it ends. Quite sad when you think about it. Our poor cats must have been so stressed!
You were very lucky that the surgery was only $400. I'm so glad everything turned out well for your kitty.
After that episode with my cat, I found a rubber band mixed in with feces in the litter box. Ever since then, I've been SO careful about what I leave around. When I walk around my house, my eyes are always scanning the floor, looking for things that may get eaten by my kitties.
This includes any pieces of thin curling ribbon, which I have found out my OTHER cat likes to eat! When wrapping Xmas gifts, I have to be SO careful not to drop even a little piece on the floor. She'll scarf it right up!
Strange little creatures, aren't they?
Oct 22, 2009 Rating
Not so lucky by: Jo C.
I too was shocked to find our Suzanna w/12" of double stranded string trailing from her behind. I wrapped her up in a towel and immediately took her to the vet.
They administered laxatives to see if she would pass it out with no luck. I opted for surgery. The vet found most of the string she swallowed lodged at the end of the upper intestine and made a larger incision to remove it. He removed 4 ft.
The cost for just the surgery was $400. Suzanna recovered but not before she scalded her incision and I had to apply a sticky ointment everyday for 2 weeks...yuk!
We now can laugh about string costing $100/ft. ;)
Oct 09, 2009 Rating
I Hope No PTSD by: Tiffany
That is one of the funniest / best 4-legger stories that I have ever heard. Now that I know Sugar is OK, that is. I can only imagine the chaos in your house on that fateful morning when you discovered the string. Poor Sugar. I am very glad that she is OK.
My husband & I read your story & both agreed that we hope Sugar doesn't have PTSD. (ha-ha) At the very least, going #2 will never be the same for her again.
