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Not Toys: A List of Things Your Cat Shouldn't Play With
14.12.2023 15:23
If you don't buy toys for your cat and don't spend time playing with it, be prepared for the animal to find another way to fulfill its play needs.
In such cases, pets often drop flower pots and other objects, tear curtains, wallpaper and upholstered furniture, prevent sleep at night or attack the owner's hands or feet, releasing their claws.
But even this is not the worst thing. The worst thing is if the cat starts looking for toys on its own, because it may choose something completely inappropriate for this.
Threads and ribbons
Forget the picture from the Internet, where a kitten frolics with a ball of thread - both woolen threads and those intended for sewing, and along with them any other strings, paper ribbons, tinsel and other things, are swallowed by cats in such a way that the thread stretches throughout the intestines, pulling it into an accordion.
In order to remove a thread without harming the animal, the end of which is sticking out of the mouth, and the other is almost close to the exit from the gastrointestinal tract, the surgeon has to put in a lot of effort.
Needles
Where there are threads, there are needles, and it would be a mistake to assume that the cat will not be able to swallow this object. It will try - that's for sure, after which you will have to rush to the vet at full speed to remove the sharp object stuck in the mouth, throat, esophagus or stomach.
Hair elastics
It doesn’t matter what material the hair tie is made of – both fabric and rubber equally block the intestines, which requires surgical intervention.
Packages
A cat playing with a bag is a direct route to a veterinary clinic with a problem such as intestinal obstruction, which can only be resolved with surgery.
Earlier, BelNovosti reported whether it is possible to pick up cats from the street.
