We have an almost never used room, door stays closed. There is a sewing machine in there that gets used once every 4 months or so, and its never cat proof. I *KNOW* the cat cant be allowed in there unsupervised. I go in there to stretch for a run because we recently removed most of our upstairs carpet. Cat came in while I was in the middle of a stretch and I figured "as long as I pay attention". But I did not. Five seconds later -- just five -- I hear chewing noises and look back at the cat -- who now has a sewing needle dangling from his mouth. After a chase around the house, it turns out that the needle was attached to 14 inches of thread. Remarkable, though it appeared to have gone down his throat, the thread came out with little resistance when I pulled on the needle and no apparent harm done - although, freaky enough to get 14 inches of swallowed thread attached to a needle. That would have been exploratory surgery at best if swallowed I assume.
Looked away for 5 seconds...
Looked away for 5 seconds...