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firecatI was tidying my study. I found a small ball of yarn and put it on my desk. Then I began filing some stuff.
Angus was sitting on the cat condo next to my computer and a few minutes later he began coughing.
I briefly had a cat who had lung cancer, so a coughing cat is scary to me.
I shut the door because if he was going to puke, I wanted him to stay where there was a hardwood floor, and I went over to see what was going on.
The ball of yarn was hanging out of his mouth. I picked it up and began pulling gently. About 3 yards of yarn came out of his mouth. He stopped coughing. A few minutes later he was rolling on his back begging to play.
This is a cat who won't eat a single table scrap or cat treat. Yarn and carpet fluff, on the other hand - Yum!
Safety note: If I didn't know that he had just started eating the yarn I wouldn't have pulled it out, because it could have gotten tangled up in his digestive system and caused damage when removed. Or at least I've seen that scenario on Emergency Vets.
Angus was sitting on the cat condo next to my computer and a few minutes later he began coughing.
I briefly had a cat who had lung cancer, so a coughing cat is scary to me.
I shut the door because if he was going to puke, I wanted him to stay where there was a hardwood floor, and I went over to see what was going on.
The ball of yarn was hanging out of his mouth. I picked it up and began pulling gently. About 3 yards of yarn came out of his mouth. He stopped coughing. A few minutes later he was rolling on his back begging to play.
This is a cat who won't eat a single table scrap or cat treat. Yarn and carpet fluff, on the other hand - Yum!
Safety note: If I didn't know that he had just started eating the yarn I wouldn't have pulled it out, because it could have gotten tangled up in his digestive system and caused damage when removed. Or at least I've seen that scenario on Emergency Vets.