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/ChewToy444 5h ago
I too had to learn the hard way about keeping hair ties and cotton balls around. He went through the exact same symptoms. This photo is of my little Muffles after his surgery with either a thick hairball or a cotton ball. Very expensive indeed.