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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005ALL PLEASE READ
I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept dangerous articles away from her. However, she apparently got ahold of a loose string under my couch and chewed & swallowed until it wrapped around the base of her tongue and kept going down into her intestinal tract, As most of you know, this is a life threatening situation. She was listless and not feeling real well for a few days. I put her in the bath to clean her up and noticed about 3 inches of green string protruding from her bottom. that's when I realized what had happened. I rushed her to the vet. where she had emergency surgery, knowing that her chances of survival were not good. The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty, I am so sorry about Becky. Thank you for the heads-up -- it could very well save the life of another cat somewhere. Sherry >> I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer >> of plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> The string had cut through her intestines in 2 places. Plus the >> Dr. had to make 10 more cuts to get all the string out. ... > Patty, I am so sorry about Becky. Thank you for the heads-up -- > it could very well save the life of another cat somewhere. I am schooled. Before, I was surprised at the idea string was a threat. But I have observed that cats swallow reflexively. After hearing about so many bad experiences, I can see how that reflex action leads to swallowing a long length of string/whatever once it gets started. Clearly the risk of serious injury or death is too high. Patty Jo <josie4u@webtv.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > this can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky > will not have died in vain. Patty Jo I'm so sorry to hear of your sudden loss. Kami is a chewer and there is absolutely nothing "stringy" allowed within reach or where it could fall since she ate 3 feet of nylon cord chewed from a toy. We were lucky because she left the destroyed toy in the middle of the living room and I knew right away. Her vet prescribed mega doses of Petromalt and said if it didn't come out the next day he'd have to go in after it. A couple of years later, same situation, different "string": audio tape. You never know what will attract a chewer, so your message is a good, though tragic reminder.  SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty Jo, I am very sorry about Becky. Thank you for sharing her sad story. It sounds as though the piece of string she did get was something you could never have known about. It's a very unortunate accident and I'm sure your Becky knew she was loved. Candace > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo OMG so sorry for your loss! I too have a cat who will eat anything. He has already eaten dental floss and fortunately was able to pass it uneventfully which is what put me on notice with him to begin with. I have since seen him go after things that I never dreamed a cat would be interested in. He'll raid the trash and get up anywhere to get to things that aren't good for him. Talk about doing a major baby proofing. I never thought about strings under the furniture though. Will have the dh help me move the couch and check for hazards there as he does go there to play. W This was a good reminder. I'm so sorry you had to lose Becky. We have a cat who likes to eat stringy things, and he has scared me a few times. When he was a small kitten, I saw him one morning with a cat toy dangling at his side. I looked closer and a string from the toy was in his mouth and the toy was dangling out the side. That string was WAY down there, I pulled it for some time, and luckily it came out. There were a couple of feet of it in him. I'm so lucky the toy was still attached at the end. Thanks for posting, I will go around the house again and look for possible problems. Rhonda >> If this >>can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not >>have died in vain. Patty Jo > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty, I'm so sorry about Becky. The same thing happened to my childhood cat Argyle. He ate fishing line and it cut his intestine. He also had surgery and died at the vet's while recovering. Signature-Kelly ***PattyJo, I'm so verry sorry for your loss. How tragic! Thank you for letting us know. ML > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo I'm soooo sorry:( Patty Jo, I am so sorry for your loss :( Lauren > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. Oh, bless you heart! Im sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers Barry > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. [...] She made it through the surgery but in spite of massive > doses of antibiotics, she passed away a little over 24 hrs. later. > I write this to warn everyone. If you have a chewer please be aware of > things like this. Another bad one is tinsel on Chistmas trees. If this > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo Patty Jo I am so sorry. Thank you for reminding us of this danger. > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of >plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not >have died in vain. Patty Jo {{{Patty Jo}}} I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. And thank you for this valuable reminder. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer > of [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > If this can save another animal from a needless death than my > Becky will not have died in vain. Patty Jo A very valuable reminder of the danger, though I'm so sorry you lost your precious furbaby this way. I have a chewer/mouther and this is a wakeup call for me to make sure there isn't anything around that will hurt or kill her. Thank you for taking the time to post this. I'm so sorry for your loss. :( SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields Hi Patty Jo, May I offer my deapest sympathy and support is this most trying of times. Godspeed Patty. Also, Thank you for being so unselfish to share a valuable reminder with all of us. You bring to mind a few unsafe areas that need attention in my kitty house, I will attend to them tomorrow on my one day weekend-for sure. Be well, Karl. > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of > plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not > have died in vain. Patty Jo>> I'm so sorry about your Becky. Thank you for warning of the dangers. Alison Oh Patty, so sorry for the loss of your Becky ... : ( If the loss of our little creatures can serve as a warning to others, their deaths will not have been in vain. I lost a little boy kitty this week and would like to remind everyone on this list to consult with a vet if you notice changes in litterbox behavior, and eating and activity levels. Tommy was only a couple years old, but had developed a mass in his intestines that was fast-growing and he did not survive the surgery. I'm not sure an earlier vet visit might have saved him, but I thought it was worth sharing. Best, Donna > I lost my 5 yr. old Becky last night because she was a chewer of >plants, sticks and whatever struck her fancy. I knew this and kept [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >can save another animal from a needless death than my Becky will not >have died in vain. Patty Jo thank you for posting in your time of sorrow......sorry for your loss.... Brad Thanks to all of you who responded with notes of sympathy. All of us have suffered the pain of losing our precious furbabies. But it never gets any easier, and each one holds a special place in our hearts. I'm sure they're all with God & in a much better place. We'll meet again on the other side. God bless each & every one of you....Patty Jo > Thanks to all of you who responded with notes of sympathy. All of us > have suffered the pain of losing our precious furbabies. But it never > gets any easier, and each one holds a special place in our hearts. I'm > sure they're all with God & in a much better place. We'll meet again on > the other side. God bless each & every one of you....Patty Jo I hope your heart heals sooner with the knowledge that your Becky had all the love you could give her in her short time here. |
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