Cat Ate Plastic Bag

I am absolutely heart broken because we can not afford the outrageous medical bills to take care of the diagnostic or surgical part if that is what s needed to make him better.

Cat ate plastic bag.

That is how the average household cat ate plastic wrapper for most of the time. He loves to eat plastic bags so i try to keep them away from him but he found one in the basement. My cat ate part of a plastic bag. Cats have a reputation for being affectionate animals so if people neglect them the felines would likely find their own ways to keep themselves entertained.

Bioplastics are made from vegetable fats and oils and some animal by products and cats can pick up this scent. Different theories suggest why my cat ate a piece of plastic. But for one of my friends keeping plastic out of her cats mouths is a matter of life and death. I just came from the emergency animal hosp because my cat has been ill for the past 3 or 4 days.

Here are some things you can do if your cat licks chews on or eats plastic. Vicki on july 22 2012. Bring canvas bags with you when you go to the grocery store instead of using plastic store bags. Hard plastic items can cause damage to sensitive mouth tissues when they are chewed.

We believe he may have ingested a part of a plastic bag. Strange things cats eat. He seems perky and is drinking water and trying to eat. Plastic bags that come from a grocery or other food store can carry the lingering scent and even taste of food which makes chewing them a pleasant experience.

Plastic can be a choking or suffocation hazard too and plastic bags can be a strangulation danger. But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands. A bag of groceries can have a residual scent of food items placed inside so cats try to eat them. Keep any plastic bottles or containers on hand in the fridge or other inaccessible area.

Some cat cravings are easy to understand. He threw up most of it but still seems to have trouble keeping his food down and also is not defacating. If your cat chews hard plastic switch from plastic to glass bottles where you can. Has anyone heard of an obstruction.

Why would a cat eat those. One of her beloved furry friends actually ate enough of a plastic bag to result in a midnight. Possibly it is the crackling sound that plastic makes when chewed that cats. Switch to non plastic bags where possible.

The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats.