Cat ate chicken bone, should I take her to vet?

[Therootofallstuff]

She found a discarded chicken bone from somewhere, looks like a thigh bone. Has eaten half of it. I'm so worried.

[Therootofallstuff]

I should add that it is a cooked bone. Probably from KFC or somewhere I imagine.

She seems okay but have heard that cooked bones are bad for animals. Hence the panic

[Palomb]

He's a cat. He'll be fine.

[Crispbutty]

Considering cats catch and eat small birds and mammals al the time, I'm sure she will be fine. She's probably ate them many many times from neighbours bins already.

[Therootofallstuff]

Thank you for the replies. I feel a bit more reassured. Yes she probably has eaten them before and I just never knew! I'll keep a close eye on her but she seems fine at the moment

[thecatneuterer]

The two responses above are wrong. Yes, cats eat bones in the wild, but the bones they eat are uncooked. Uncooked bones don't generally do any harm. Cooked bones are brittle and splinter and can cause serious damage and death to any animal eating them.

However they could (and probably will) pass through without problem, but cooked bones are dangerous! If it were me I think I would keep a very close eye out for any changes in behaviour and not let the cat outside for around 24 hours so you know where she is just in case.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I'm glad the cat neutered posted! Cooked bones are brittle.

[Therootofallstuff]

Oh gosh. Thank you for the advice. What sort of things should I look out for? Things like lethargy?
Should I take her to the vet just in case?

[thecatneuterer]

Yes, things like lethargy. Really any change in behaviour. Why don't you call the vets and explain the situation and let them tell you what you should do? Probably taking her in without symptoms isn't necessary, but I would take to the vets for reassurance/advice.

[thecatneuterer]

I meant to say talk to the vets, not take to the vets.

[Therootofallstuff]

Thanks catneuterer, I will call them now. I'd be beside myself if anything happens to her.

[thecatneuterer]

What did the vet say?

[putputput]

Hope you got through. Cooked chicken bones are NOT ok.
We almost lost one of ours when he got a chicken bone stuck in his throat.

[Therootofallstuff]

Managed to catch vet before he left. He advised pretty much what thecatneuterer said (thank you again) and gave me an emergency number to call in case she presents with any symptoms.

She seems a bit sleepy at the moment though that could be normal and I'm just being hyper vigilant. I've been playing with her fav toys and she is responding as usual though.

I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep much tonight. How long to wait until I absolutely know there's no danger?

[Therootofallstuff]

Still okay...

[killain]

I took in a 7 month old Tabby Boy. And I just had some chicken and I warbed up the old bones and put them in another container. Me, I never gave it another thought, and DAMN, His instincts kicked in and that doubled bag was ripped open, and He was coming up the basement stairs I ran down, but no bones. So back upstairs and there he was, I didn't stop a minute, i got my tube Catolax and I tried on the first try, but he lashed at me and caught my cheek, But I just spent $900 on this straggler and my second attempt was not going to beat me so I grabbed him like his mother or the Vet would by the scruff of the neck and another bit of Catolex went in his mouth, or on his wiskers and now he's reallly pissewd off, But at least he is gowning to lick off the rest. At 7 months he was all 4 big paws and tea cup eyes. I made the mistake of taken care of him ( He was a stray kitten who limb down my driveway. You can take them off the street, but you can't take the streets out of him. You can never let down your guard. Until then, I was happily living with my two 10 year old females, they were 3 month old ferial sisters, and from the day they moved in, it was peace for the last 10 Years. you live and learn !

[Bymajd]

Could you please tell me what happened? My cat just did the same and I'm so worried.