Domestic cats and cats often swallow inedible. Sometimes they eat tinsel, Christmas tree "rain" and other items not intended for human consumption. This can end very badly for the cat. What to do if your pet ate something potentially dangerous, for example, thread?
Cats and cats are very curious creatures. Moreover, everything that interested them, they tend to try "to the teeth." The tongue of cats is covered with hard villi, which are directed in such a way that if something gets into the mouth of the animal, then it cannot spit it out and is forced to swallow.
Is it dangerous if the cat has eaten the strings?
Thus, if the tip of a thread or, for example, a Christmas tree "rain" gets into the mouth of a cat or a cat, it can swallow up to several meters of its length. This can cause a blockage in the intestines and is therefore very dangerous for the animal.
What if you find that the cat has eaten the strings? Provided that the animal feels normal, you can try to help him at home. If the cat has recently swallowed the threads, you can try to induce vomiting. To do this, salt water is poured into the animal's mouth - at the rate of 2 teaspoons of salt per liter of liquid - water.
In the event that some time has passed since the swallowing of the threads, they probably reached the cat's intestines. In this case, a little petroleum jelly is poured into the cat's mouth through a syringe. It will facilitate the passage of the foreign body through the intestines of the animal. In this case, it is better not to feed the cat for a while. When the threads begin to come out naturally, do not pull on them under any circumstances! It is deadly for the animal because it can injure the cat's insides. You can only cut off the end of the thread sticking out from under the tail.
The cat has eaten the strings and is clearly feeling bad: what to do?
If the cat vomits, he refuses food and water and clearly looks sick, then things are bad. Take the animal to the veterinary clinic urgently. The doctor can remove the foreign body with an endoscope if it is still in the stomach. If the thread reached the intestine and provoked its obstruction, then, apparently, it will be necessary to perform an operation to remove a foreign body from the intestines of the animal. Most cats tolerate such operations well.
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