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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2007Purrayers for the furry girls please
Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there was a flyer hanging from the doorknob, so I brought it inside and put it down on the dining table and went out without a further thought... when we got home, the flyer was in the middle of the livingroom floor, much-chewed in the corner where the elastic band was attached, and all that remained of the band was an inch of rubber :( I just hope that whoever ate it chewed really well so it's in tiny bits that can be digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we have some purrayers for them to all be fine? > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Oh gosh, Karen. That's scary. I've heard some real horror stories about cats that ingested string, or bologna rinds, or tinsel, but I won't repeat them since I'm sure you're worried enough already. Why don't you give your vet a ring and ask him/her? How long was the elastic part that's missing? I really don't know, much firsthand about this, but the problem comes in when the foreign object moves down to the colon. I'd guess that takes less than 24 hours, would't you? I'd also guess that one bad sign would be the culprit straining at the litterbox. Purrs that we're all worrying for nothing. Sherry Sherry >> Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning >> while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >litterbox. >Purrs that we're all worrying for nothing. So far, so good... she's still eating like a horse. (we tried them on a new kind of catfood last night and Scouty turned up her nose at it, so Silver said 'goody, I get seconds!') I gave her a good dose of hairball medicine to help things along, and she certainly doesn't seem to be in any distress (and nor does Tessie...) Purrs and purrayers are on the way.  SignatureJoy "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk? -- Jay Brand, cognitive psychologist > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Hopefully it will pass through her without harm. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Purrs they are all fine. Jill This happened to Lily a while back. She ate a good part of a thick rubber band and went for two weeks before she threw it up. The rubber band was still whole and not digested at all. Since then I've always been careful about leaving things like rubber band and string and other stuff just laying around. Jazz (RB) never ate any of this stuff but now that I know Lily does I am always wary. Hope your furbabies are okay. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Purrs that this is a "that too will pass" situation. And harmlessly, and soon. Melissa Purrs and prayers are being sent Karen > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Purrs coming your way. I have a rubber and plastic eater, so he gets olive oil regularly in his dinner to 'help things along'. I'm now adding it to everyone's dinner as the rubber/plastic eating seems to be genetic, and pop up randomly in kittens. >Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning >while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we >have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Purrs on the way. Perhaps it might be a good idea to give everyone some Petromalt, or equivalent. The rubber bands I've always seen on fliers are relatively small and thin. Kenzie loves to eat rubber bands, and has managed to down several, with no ill effects. I suspect that a larger/thicker rubber band would be more dangerous, but I think just about any cat would pass through a small/thin rubber band with no problems ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha . >>Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning >>while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Perhaps it might be a good idea to give everyone some Petromalt, or >equivalent. I gave Silver a good dose of it... she was disgusted and spent a long time washing her paws clean, but at least it got it into her! (she used to think it was a treat, but one day she suddenly realised it was 'medicine' and she won't touch the stuff voluntarily!) Hope all "goes" well, so to speak -- purrs from us! Christine and Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker > >>Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > >>while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > used to think it was a treat, but one day she suddenly realised it was > 'medicine' and she won't touch the stuff voluntarily!) > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Purrayers they will be fine. You will need to keep a good eye on their litterbox habits for two weeks at least to see if it gets passed through safely. If I suspected either of my two had eaten a rubber band I would be quite worried, to be honest. I would phone my vet and ask whether it's dangerous or not and what to do to recognise symptoms that might mean that it isn't. Tweed > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Erg. Purrs that it passes quickly and without incident. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? Lots of purrs and gentle headbutts on the way that the elastic band passes through without any problem. Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus > Somebody (I suspect Silver) ate most of an elastic band this morning > while we were at the store :( When we opened the door to go out, there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > digested... how long would it take to make them sickly? And can we > have some purrayers for them to all be fine? I do hope the kitties are all fine by now. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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