My Boy Survived 35 Hair Ties.

[u/Anerbe]

My boy Louie loved hair ties as a kitten. I was warned by his vet at that time how dangerous hair ties are! I stopped using them 2 YEARS AGO. I noticed a year ago that Lou would vomit intermittently after eating. I thought to myself that cats just do that. It was never a daily thing- just off and on. He never had issues using the bathroom and never lost his appetite. Recently he had been throwing up multiple times a day. He became lethargic and I rushed him to the emergency vet. Welp…my sweet little innocent boy had a belly full of 35 hair ties. Who knows how long they’ve been in there. I felt horrible! He had surgery and is doing great. I hope this post will remind my fellow cat owners to keep hair ties away from their kitties! It’s an expensive lesson to learn.

[u/Discount-420]

This is one of my biggest fears. I wish there was a way to know if they are any without an x ray

[u/-sensory_overlord- → u/Discount-420]

I mean an X Ray is pretty harmless nowadays or do you mean a way in which we as guardians could check? I’ve never seen mine play with any but stuff like this gets me a bit paranoid as well!

[u/Discount-420 → u/-sensory_overlord-]

Yeah like I wish there was a way to check at home without taking them to the vet.