My Cat Ate A Rubber Band

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 cat ate a rubber band.

Discussion starter 1 jul 24 2005. It is not intended to be and should not be interpreted as medical advice or a diagnosis of any health or fitness problem condition or disease. Strange things cats eat. My 10 mo 4 lb yorkie just ate a small 1 rubberband.

The common string or rubber band is probably the most similar thing to entrails that a cat can found in. Called vet they said to monitor her. Is he going to be okay. The presence of a linear foreign body like a rubber band in the intestine may lead to intussusception.

Poor luna the rubber band is very small and likely will not cause a problem but you never know. She has read more. My goofy cat ate a rubber band. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts.

A mo ago she had surgery for bowel obstruction so i don t want that to happen again. Some cats like to eat weird things and some cats like to eat really weird things. Seems to be a common theme my cat ate a rubber band mid sized one i think. The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats.

But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands. My cat ate a rubberband once and i didn t even know it till i found it in the poop. 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. How do i use peroxide to induce vomiting.

The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. What should you do if your cat ate a rubber band. Or a recommendation for a specific test doctor care provider procedure treatment plan product or course of action. Joined jul 28 2007 messages 516 reaction score 1.

Or she ran off with and hid it. Apr 28 2008 2 n. Less than 12hrs ago. No bowel movement yet.

Joined jul 24 2005 10 posts. If the cat cut and ate the rubber band one end could become trapped in the stomach while the other passes into the intestine. Some cat cravings are easy to understand. Hi thanks for using petcoach.