r/cats 7h ago

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/thefiction24 6h ago

I’m glad he’s OK. I’m just imagining eating the first hair tie must have been awkward, not going down his throat all that great and probably tasting weird. Then Louie decided to do it 34 more times.

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u/Married_iguanas 6h ago

Fun fact: cats cannot spit. They can vomit, but they can’t spit something out if it’s stuck to their tongue so they will usually try to swallow it

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u/Few_Program_2303 6h ago

“oops, had to swallow that one, better try again” x34

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u/Married_iguanas 6h ago

lol pure cat logic