Not a troll. I posted about this when it first happened this past
monday. As i said then, the vet said the options were to do surgery
immediately and remove the string, or to wait and see if he passes it.
I asked about what to do if he doesn't pass it but is acting normally,
and she said if we never see the string pass out, then he's either
thrown it up somewhere in the house where I can't find it (didn't
happen) or the string dissoved in his system. It was piece of
all-cotton string, not poly string or heavy twine, so i'm hoping it's
either broken up and come out is small pieces i haven't caught in his
poop (though I've been looking vigilantly) or it came out compressed
in a ball in one of his smaller turds, or it's dissolved. He's eating
and pooping fine, so there doesnt' seem to be any blockage. I am going
to call the vet monday morning, which will be one full week on, and
see if she suggests any further action, like an x-ray, but she seemed
to think that if he showed no symptoms, then the string is not causing
a problem.

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Yeah, I hope so. It was actually a thread that came loose from the
edge of an all-cotton throw i keep on his chair. Pretty soft, and more
yarn-like than string-like.

I'm still watching him closely. I thought I found some thread in his
poop two days ago, but it looked more like a thin blade of grass,
which means it came out my other cat, who loooooves grass everyday.

Okay, well keep us posted.  I doubt the string dissolved, at least not so
soon.

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Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.