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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2004Q-tip eating
Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Should I be concerned about this behavior? Last night he did it again. He has eaten a few and passed them, but I am concerned. Thoughts? > Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and > eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has > anyone else had this happen to them? Should I be concerned about this > behavior? Last night he did it again. He has eaten a few and passed > them, but I am concerned. Thoughts? There is something in our ear wax that cat's find delicious. One of my cats eats the earplugs I wear to bed (this helps with insomnia by the way). She also likes rubber bands The only thing we can do is keep them far away from her! > > Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and > > eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > One of my cats eats the earplugs I wear to bed (this helps with insomnia > by the way). Your cat eating earplugs helps with your insomnia? ;-) > > > Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and > > > eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Your cat eating earplugs helps with your insomnia? ;-) Yes, it helps make is worse! ;-D But my *wearing* them helps me sleep better! >> > > Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and >> > > eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has >> > > anyone else had this happen to them? Should I be concerned about this >> > > behavior? Last night he did it again. He has eaten a few and passed >> > > them, but I am concerned. Thoughts? Get a trash container that the cat can't open or put it in a trash barrel where the cat can't reach it. > >> > > Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and > >> > > eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Get a trash container that the cat can't open or put it in a trash > barrel where the cat can't reach it. It's probably ok to flush them down the toilet, unless you have a septic system. >It's probably ok to flush them down the toilet, unless you have >a septic system. I don't know about that.....having lived in many houses (some with old pipes) I would be leary about it. Better to err on the safe side put it in the trash rather than find out after a plumber visit and $5,000 later that I wasn't a good idea to put it down the toilet. Especially where i'm the one paying the plumbing bill. > >It's probably ok to flush them down the toilet, unless you have > >a septic system. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > $5,000 later that I wasn't a good idea to put it down the toilet. > Especially where i'm the one paying the plumbing bill. Ok, I guess since we are in an apartment complex I tend to live dangerously! : Every time someone uses a q-tip in my household, my cat finds it and : eats it whole. He even digs through the trash looking for them. Has : anyone else had this happen to them? Should I be concerned about this : behavior? Last night he did it again. He has eaten a few and passed : them, but I am concerned. Thoughts? One of ours has the nickname Q-tip. She loves Q-tips and will play with them for a long time. She doesn't eat them whole, though. I don't know why she likes them so much. These are new Q-tips. |
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