• MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
    53·
    6 months ago

    Eating string can be fatal for cats. Our cat has a giant scar from one when she blew up like a balloon after eating string and it getting tangled

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
      33·
      6 months ago

      Great time for a PSA: secure your yarn away from your precious kitties!

      • truite@jlai.lu
        5·
        6 months ago

        Yes, and if your cat has a string in the butt, cut it, don’t pull it. If the cat starts vomiting or having diarrhea (with the string), it’s vet time.

    • 93maddie94@lemmy.zip
      9·
      6 months ago

      When I was young we had our kitten pass away because he ate Halloween decoration webs and they got wrapped around his intestines.

    • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      My dog ate part of a carpet, and had to have emergency surgery to remove it.

    • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      See also: ribbons

      One of our cats has a really unhealthy obsession with ribbon. The sort used in gift-wrapping or for party balloons. If anyone happens to leave a piece of ribbon lying around she will absolutely find it and try to eat it. More than once this has resulted in massive vomiting and/or diarrhea.