My Cat Ate A Rubber Band

Cats are particularly fascinated with strings hair ties and rubber bands and even though science has yet to give us a specific reason we can guess it has to do with how cats in the wild are used to hunt their prey and eat their entrails.

My cat ate a rubber band.

The presence of a linear foreign body like a rubber band in the intestine may lead to intussusception. Some cat cravings are easy to understand. Is he going to be okay. Or a recommendation for a specific test doctor care provider procedure treatment plan product or course of action.

Called vet they said to monitor her. The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. Or she ran off with and hid it. Apr 28 2008 2 n.

My 10 mo 4 lb yorkie just ate a small 1 rubberband. It is not intended to be and should not be interpreted as medical advice or a diagnosis of any health or fitness problem condition or disease. No bowel movement yet. Seems to be a common theme my cat ate a rubber band mid sized one i think.

How do i use peroxide to induce vomiting. My goofy cat ate a rubber band. Joined jul 24 2005 10 posts. My cat ate a rubberband once and i didn t even know it till i found it in the poop.

Discussion starter 1 jul 24 2005. My cat just ate a few rubber bands that i left on the floor. Poor luna the rubber band is very small and likely will not cause a problem but you never know. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts.

The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats. Why would a cat eat those. What should you do if your cat ate a rubber band. Hi thanks for using petcoach.

Some cats like to eat weird things and some cats like to eat really weird things. She has read more. If the cat cut and ate the rubber band one end could become trapped in the stomach while the other passes into the intestine. The common string or rubber band is probably the most similar thing to entrails that a cat can found in.

But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands. Joined jul 28 2007 messages 516 reaction score 1. Less than 12hrs ago. Strange things cats eat.