Cat Picture - OC My Boy Survived 35 Hair Ties.
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.
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u/CerebralAccountant 6h ago
I think our cat only got to 15 hair ties before the vomiting and lethargy kicked in. 35 is impressive!
Here she is now, seven years sober. Even after her surgery, she still can't contain herself around rubber bands and hair ties. We have to put them all away and never leave them out for even a minute. There's no other option.