Beware of cats & string.
Our Niece brought her cat home from the Vets several days ago after an operation to remove a length if string that was wrapped around its tongue and down to its intestines. I understand it was a prett...
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It's not just string, but any long thin item (think tinsel from a Christmas tree).
The worst case of a "string foreign body" that I had was sewing thread that was looped around the tongue and the other end was coming out the rectum. I had to make multiple enterotomy incisions (cutting the intestine) to retrieve the string.
The problem is created because the string spreads out along the intestine and as waves of contraction happen, the string acts like a saw and eventually cuts through the intestine.
If caught it time, recovery is usually complete and no long term effects occur.
Doug, DVM
The worst case of a "string foreign body" that I had was sewing thread that was looped around the tongue and the other end was coming out the rectum. I had to make multiple enterotomy incisions (cutting the intestine) to retrieve the string.
The problem is created because the string spreads out along the intestine and as waves of contraction happen, the string acts like a saw and eventually cuts through the intestine.
If caught it time, recovery is usually complete and no long term effects occur.
Doug, DVM
