My Cat Ate A Rubber Band

It was an old brittle one that broke apart so i managed to get some of it away from her but at least 3 4 of it went down the hatch.

My cat ate a rubber band.

Why would a cat eat those. The presence of a linear foreign body like a rubber band in the intestine may lead to intussusception. My cat ate a rubberband once and i didn t even know it till i found it in the poop. A mo ago she had surgery for bowel obstruction so i don t want that to happen again.

The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats. My 10 mo 4 lb yorkie just ate a small 1 rubberband. My goofy 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.

If the cat cut and ate the rubber band one end could become trapped in the stomach while the other passes into the intestine. No bowel movement yet. Less than 12hrs ago. Joined jul 24 2005 10 posts.

If you notice that your cutie has a penchant for eating rubber bands instead of dismissing her behavior as simply zany consider that she may be dealing with pica a compulsive eating behavior. Hi thanks for using petcoach. 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.

Is he going to be okay. Poor luna the rubber band is very small and likely will not cause a problem but you never know. Strange things cats eat. What should you do if your cat ate a rubber band.

Or she ran off with and hid it. 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. Some cats like to eat weird things and some cats like to eat really weird things. She has read more.

Some cat cravings are easy to understand. Joined jul 28 2007 messages 516 reaction score 1. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts. But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands.

How do i use peroxide to induce vomiting. Discussion starter 1 jul 24 2005. My cat just ate a few rubber bands that i left on the floor. Seems to be a common theme my cat ate a rubber band mid sized one i think.