Cats And Ribbon

[seekeerz]

Late Sunday afternoon my darling Ziggi chewed off a piece of meshy ribbon about 4 inches long and then swallowed it ! So far he's eating ok and tearing round the house as usual and we're watching his motions, nothing so far but would taking him to the vet at this stage be any use ?

Once he stopped eating, showed any sign of distress or stopped passing motions, we'd be there like a shot, but is there any point at this stage ?

Needless to say all ribbon has been removed

[tamborine]

You could attach a thin belt to the ribbon for a handbag handle - lol. Give cat cod liver oil for a quick exit ;)

[seekeerz]

Lol, thanks tambo :))

[tamborine]

My cats try kamikazee by climbing into the spin dryer - they wont stop till theyre roasted

[Peaspeculiars]

The majority of the time it will come out t'other end without and issue. You know the drill if anything changes already.
The cod liver oil is an excellent idea from Tambo - what I would suggest though is: If you spot it coming out and it doesn't come out freely, don't be tempted to pull it as it might do some damage to the intestines (it will mean having a mucky cat for a bit, might have to keep him indoors until it's fully out so it doesn't get caught on the neighbours brambles)
All the best for you and Ziggy

[seekeerz]

Very happy to report that the offending piece of ribbon came back up this afternoon along with some fur, so everything is back to normal...well as close as it can be with the terrible tribe. Thanks !

[Peaspeculiars]

Hurray! :-D

[lankeela]

Friend of mine had a kitten that wasn't eating last week and looked very subdued - visit to the vets didn't find anything so they were told to monitor her. She kept pawing at her mouth and they took her back to the vet who did an x-ray and found a needle embedded in her tongue, with the thread still attached which she had swallowed! It was removed quite easily and had it not gone into her tongue she would have been in serious trouble. Owner now being very careful where she puts her needlework.

[DrFilth]

glad all is ok seekeerz and it has come out