Cat chased by feces

by LadyMadonna
(Maryland)

I've got a humdinger of a story to share. This is a story about my Calico named "Sugar" who sometimes enjoyed playing with the kind of cat toy that you hang over a door. It has a 5 foot elastic string, with a stuffed mouse on the end for cats to bat around.

Well, the elastic string was constantly coming untied at the top. After the fourth time it fell late one evening, I laid it aside, intending to examine it carefully later to see how I could attach it permanently. This was the fateful mistake.

Little did I know, as Sugar was still a youngster, but she apparently likes to eat elastic string. While asleep one night, Sugar ate the entire five foot length of it. She managed to chew through it at the end, and the little stuffed mouse remained behind (thank goodness!!).

A day or two later, I was awakened at 5 AM by the sound of a cat running around the house frantically, meowing and hissing in a way I have never heard before. It scared me to death. She jumped onto my bed, ran across my chest, jumped down and kept running and howling.

I caught her and held her down to assess the situation. I was shocked by what I saw: There was a 12" length of string hanging out of her backside, at the end of which was a little pile of cat feces, which were all intertwined with the string!

The poor cat couldn't figure out why these "turds" were chasing her and wouldn't stop! I cut off the stinky brown menace with scissors. Then I tugged ever so gently on the string, thinking it would pop right out. (at this point, I didn't know it was the string from the toy).

No way it was coming out. It just s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d. That's the moment when I knew what is was, and where it came from.

I took her immediately to my vet, who did an x-ray. There, the elastic string could be clearly seen, neatly nestled in her stomach and winding through her intestines. The vet said the string could rupture her intestines and kill her.

They could do immediate surgery for the mere fee of several thousand dollars. OR, it was possible that she might pass it without a problem, but that option was risky.

I was quite upset, but I didn't have several thousand dollars. I opted for the latter option. I transferred Sugar to a cat hospital, where she could be monitored all night in case things went wrong.

I received a phone call the following morning with great news! She passed the whole string with no further problems. You can imagine how relieved I was.

So, that's the story about the cat that was chased by her own feces. It's a story I will never forget, and neither will she, I'm sure!

Thanks for allowing me to share,
LadyMadonna