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Join our community of cat lovers on the Mumsnet Cat forum for kitten advice and help with cat behaviour.

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The litter tray

Wait with me please. DH has taken the cat to emergency vet.

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Choccywoccyhooha · 29/01/2019 23:15

He has swallowed about a metre of ribbon. Probably last night. He's been acting strange all day, but just coughed up about 30cm of the ribbon.
My poor baby. I'm at home because the kids are in bed.

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Ski37 · 30/01/2019 21:44

Glad to hear he’s ok!!! hopefully he’ll recover quickly and be back to his normal self soon.
If it makes you feel any better last year my cat swallowed some dental floss (genuine mistake from a guest) - I saw both ends hanging out of his mouth and tried to get it off him but I’ve never seen a cat swallow anything so quickly or determinedly!!!! He ended up at the vets having injections to make him vomit it up before it could cause an obstruction- he really wasn’t happy during that process !
I’d like to think that he’d learned his lesson but no - he is still obsessed by thin wriggly things and will try and eat any bits of string or cotton lying around.... on the plus side this has made me much less slovenly in my housekeeping 😂😂😂

Toddlerteaplease · 30/01/2019 21:30

The litter tray is great for a handhold when you need one. Had loads of support with my pairs various ailments.

Choccywoccyhooha · 30/01/2019 19:28

He's home. He is feeling sad but he will be okay.

Thank you everyone for waiting with me last night, I was very upset and you made it better.

And yes, we have got rid of any potential similar hazards, please do the same if you have any.

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Plump82 · 30/01/2019 17:42

I cant stess enough. Please, please, please dont let cats play with any type of string. The OP and I have learned the hard (and expensive) way and its horrible. My cat was on deaths door eating Christmas present ribbon. All her organs shut down.

Toddlerteaplease · 30/01/2019 15:46

Oh god. Just remember I've had a ribbon lying around for cheddar to play with!

NowYouHaveDoneIt · 30/01/2019 15:24

So glad he's ok OP.

ReaganSomerset · 30/01/2019 11:19

Glad your pfb (perfect fur ball) is doing well.

sherrysfortea · 30/01/2019 10:15

Pleased to hear he's doing OK!

TheLostTargaryen · 30/01/2019 10:05

I'm sorry you didn't manage to insure him yet. Hopefully it'll be much cheaper than the expected £2000. We never insured ours (farm colony cats with no owner but I liked to feed/worm them) but when one was hit by a car, instead of having her euthanised (as was usual for wild feral cats) we decided to take a financial hit and she had her leg completely rebuilt. It cost £450. She was the only tame one so we thought we'd give her a chance. She now lives with us and is our baby. The vets were very sympathetic and tried to keep the costs minimal because we didn't have insurance.

HesterShaw21 · 30/01/2019 09:22

Great to hear! Extra cuddles for Sidney are in order

AndSheWas85 · 30/01/2019 09:01

Aww, that's good news all round, especially for lovely fluffy Sidney He should be home in time for his birthday. Just don't wrap any pressies in ribbon.
My friend who is a vet tells me around Christmas she often has to operate on kitties who have had a nice chew at the tinsel, such any easy thing to happen.

Toddlerteaplease · 30/01/2019 08:57

How on earth did he manage to swallow so much with out choking!

Vinorosso74 · 30/01/2019 08:55

Phew. Glad he's ok. Hopefully he won't do that again.

WhoaBettyWhite · 30/01/2019 08:48

So relieved for you OP

Choccywoccyhooha · 30/01/2019 08:33

He's doing well. They removed over a metre of ribbon from his stomach but they got it before any damage was done. I suspect he will be getting very sorry for himself. I'm so glad we found him coughing some of it up, otherwise we wouldn't have known until it was too late.

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Impicciona · 30/01/2019 08:14

Silly baby! Hope he's doing ok now OP

ReaganSomerset · 30/01/2019 08:03

Let us know how he gets on. He is adorable BTW.

Choccywoccyhooha · 30/01/2019 07:58

They operated there and then last night. We haven't had a call to say the have been complications so I assume everything has gone okay. Waiting for the vets to open so we can call them.

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ninalovesdragons · 30/01/2019 00:18

Oh Sidney you silly billy!

He's gorgeous bless him. My fingers are crossed everything goes well. Our 6 month old kitten ate a hairband almost whole and we looked on in horror but it bizarrely came out the other end and she wasn't at all bothered. Cats do the strangest things

Choccywoccyhooha · 30/01/2019 00:10

Thank you so so much everyone.

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hirstprint · 30/01/2019 00:08

Gosh he’s gorgeous.

Honeyroar · 30/01/2019 00:06

He’s lovely. Good luck Sydney. He’s young and strong, hopefully he will be fine.

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HesterShaw21 · 30/01/2019 00:05

So adorable!! Best wishes for the surgery, keep us updated.

NowYouHaveDoneIt · 30/01/2019 00:05

He's beautiful.

notapizzaeater · 30/01/2019 00:05

Aww he's adorable. Hope surgery goes ok.

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