Hello All,
I have never used this board before but I am really hoping it can help me through this stressful situation.
My cat ate about and inch and a half of plastic. It was the softish kind of plastic bag. But Thicker then ziploc bag. More sturdy. He ate the corner of a bag which makes me afraid it might have been sharp.
He is a chronic plastic eater so i have to constantly check my house and dispose of plastic as soon as it gets brought into the house. This time I made a mistake and missed a piece when i was cleaning up. He has eaten plastic many times in the past because no matter how hard i try it just seems to happen every now and then. Nothing bad has ever happened from it but i am always very scared.
He ate the plastic 2.5 days ago. Since then he has developed diarrhea which is yellowish color (not bright yellow but more of a yellowy tan color) and sometimes projectile. He sometimes farts while he is using the bathroom. Also he keeps going in and pooping small soft pieces. Then returning 30 minutes later and pooping another small piece.
Other then his stool problems, he is full of energy, has a great appetite, is very playful, and seems to be completely normal.
I wanted to ask for help because i am very very scared of intestinal blockage. But I know that they usually experience more symptoms then just diarrhea. Does this mean there is a good chance the diarrhea could be from something else and not from eating plastic?
Two other things I thought might be a factor:
Right after he ate the plastic I gave him Laxatone to help lube him so to speak. That way the object would most likely pass. He got diarrhea shortly after and passed a giant hairball. Then I waited a day and he still had diarrhea so i thought maybe the object was still stuck and i gave him another dose of Laxatone. Is it possible that the laxatone is what's causing the diarrhea and not the plastic? I have seen it give him diarrhea in the past but that was usually only after using it many times in one week. (this was during a time when he had trouble passing hairballs)
Also There is a new foster cat that showed up right around the time he ate plastic. Could the diarrhea be related to stress from the new cat? He is happy the cat is here but is always alert and fascinated by him. Sometimes he gets scared but usually he is excited.
Please let me know if you think he is likely to have plastic stuck in his system. Or if the fact that his diarrhea is his only symptom most likely means its from something else.
I am so scared to death I love my cat so much. I want to make the right choices and i don't want to rush and get him an x ray until it is logical to do so. I got scared and did it in the past and he was perfectly fine and it cost $700 to do the scan. I am more then willing to spend this if it is necessary. I just want to make an educated decision about when it is necessary and how bad his symptoms are.
Please help.
-Scared Cat Mom
I have never used this board before but I am really hoping it can help me through this stressful situation.
My cat ate about and inch and a half of plastic. It was the softish kind of plastic bag. But Thicker then ziploc bag. More sturdy. He ate the corner of a bag which makes me afraid it might have been sharp.
He is a chronic plastic eater so i have to constantly check my house and dispose of plastic as soon as it gets brought into the house. This time I made a mistake and missed a piece when i was cleaning up. He has eaten plastic many times in the past because no matter how hard i try it just seems to happen every now and then. Nothing bad has ever happened from it but i am always very scared.
He ate the plastic 2.5 days ago. Since then he has developed diarrhea which is yellowish color (not bright yellow but more of a yellowy tan color) and sometimes projectile. He sometimes farts while he is using the bathroom. Also he keeps going in and pooping small soft pieces. Then returning 30 minutes later and pooping another small piece.
Other then his stool problems, he is full of energy, has a great appetite, is very playful, and seems to be completely normal.
I wanted to ask for help because i am very very scared of intestinal blockage. But I know that they usually experience more symptoms then just diarrhea. Does this mean there is a good chance the diarrhea could be from something else and not from eating plastic?
Two other things I thought might be a factor:
Right after he ate the plastic I gave him Laxatone to help lube him so to speak. That way the object would most likely pass. He got diarrhea shortly after and passed a giant hairball. Then I waited a day and he still had diarrhea so i thought maybe the object was still stuck and i gave him another dose of Laxatone. Is it possible that the laxatone is what's causing the diarrhea and not the plastic? I have seen it give him diarrhea in the past but that was usually only after using it many times in one week. (this was during a time when he had trouble passing hairballs)
Also There is a new foster cat that showed up right around the time he ate plastic. Could the diarrhea be related to stress from the new cat? He is happy the cat is here but is always alert and fascinated by him. Sometimes he gets scared but usually he is excited.
Please let me know if you think he is likely to have plastic stuck in his system. Or if the fact that his diarrhea is his only symptom most likely means its from something else.
I am so scared to death I love my cat so much. I want to make the right choices and i don't want to rush and get him an x ray until it is logical to do so. I got scared and did it in the past and he was perfectly fine and it cost $700 to do the scan. I am more then willing to spend this if it is necessary. I just want to make an educated decision about when it is necessary and how bad his symptoms are.
Please help.
-Scared Cat Mom
Will take him to the vet today. Hope he doesn't have to do a surgery.
