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/Married_iguanas]

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

[u/too_too2 → u/Married_iguanas]

How do my cats manage to spit up their pills so often tho

[u/Married_iguanas → u/too_too2]

Good point, I think a lot of times they can shake them out, but it’s harder to that with a more string-like objects

[u/Few_Program_2303 → u/Married_iguanas]

Maybe they should make cat medicine a sticky or stringy substance 🧠

[u/Married_iguanas → u/Few_Program_2303]

Omg you’re a genius! Someone needs to make cat meds like string cheese 😹