My Cat Ate A Rubber Band

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My cat ate a rubber band.

Why would a cat eat those. The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats. Less than 12hrs ago. But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands.

What should you do if your cat ate a rubber band. A mo ago she had surgery for bowel obstruction so i don t want that to happen again. Joined jul 28 2007 messages 516 reaction score 1. The common string or rubber band is probably the most similar thing to entrails that a cat can found in.

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. Strange things cats eat. Hi thanks for using petcoach. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts.

Called vet they said to monitor her. If the cat cut and ate the rubber band one end could become trapped in the stomach while the other passes into the intestine. 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. Joined jul 24 2005 10 posts.

The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. Apr 28 2008 2 n. My goofy cat ate a rubber band. She has read more.

My cat ate a rubberband once and i didn t even know it till i found it in the poop. My cat just ate a few rubber bands that i left on the floor. Poor luna the rubber band is very small and likely will not cause a problem but you never know. Is he going to be okay.

Some cat cravings are easy to understand. 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. Discussion starter 1 jul 24 2005.

Or she ran off with and hid it. My 10 mo 4 lb yorkie just ate a small 1 rubberband. Or a recommendation for a specific test doctor care provider procedure treatment plan product or course of action. The presence of a linear foreign body like a rubber band in the intestine may lead to intussusception.