*Clever Name Presents* CATS - PLAYING with string! **PICS**

[Clever Name]

Hi,

My pictorial threads are BLOCKBUSTERS on other forums and I expect the same here, so enjoy!

Domestic cats, especially young kittens, are known for their love of string play. Many cats cannot resist a dangling piece of string, or a piece of rope drawn randomly and enticingly across the floor. This well known love of string is often depicted in cartoons and photographs, which show kittens or cats playing with balls of yarn. It is probably related to hunting instincts, including the common practice of kittens practice hunting of their mother's and each other's tail. If string is ingested, however, it can become caught in the cat’s stomach or intestines, causing illness, or in extreme cases, death.

Why do cats eat odd things? (A condition called pica.) Reasons vary, but can be related to stress, boredom, attention seeking behavior, play behavior, or to the simple fact that the item tastes/smells good to the cat.

If an animal eats a string or similar object, it is termed a "linear foreign body". What happens if a cat ingests a linear foreign body? The intestines can become blocked or stressed/pulled/torn as the string bunches up and binds during intestinal peristalsis (wavelike muscular contractions).



Cats and string do not mix, despite the popular image of cats playing happily with string! Same goes for other "string-like" items -- rubber bands (many cats, including one of mine, just love to eat rubber bands!), tinsel, Easter grass decorations, needle and thread, and window blind pulls. I even did surgery on one cat that consumed large amounts of rubber tubing! The "fishing pole" type of toys are also very popular and may be tempting for cats to consume the feathers or the enticing "bait" part of the toy.




Cats are natural hunters and they instinctively like to play with small moving objects (balls of foil, string, feathers, etc), even if THEY are making the objects move. Maybe it's good practice.


If you saw a cat playing with a spool of thread, would your reaction be, "Oh, how cute", or would you say "Good heavens, get that thread away from that cat before she swallows it!"

The second reaction is the right one- letting a cat play with string can be a serious mistake. Once a cat begins swallowing the end of a string, she cannot extract it and continues to swallow. Soon there may be several feet of string "down the hatch". The intestines try to pass the string along, but can't get a grip on it because it is so thin. They work harder and harder, until they may start telescoping on themselves, a painful experience that can require surgery to remedy. Surgery on the digestive organs can lead to peritonitus, an infection of the abdomen.

Cats are attracted to the movement of all types of string, thread, yarn, tinsel, ribbons, shoelaces, etc. If you are there to supervise the cat's play, you can let him chase a string safely, but don't leave him alone with it. Dogs don't chase string like cats do, but many would swallow a string that has been tied to a roast or turkey for cooking, and puppies may swallow anything once they start chewing.

If you find that you pet has swallowed string, take it immediately to a veterinarian. If you see an end hanging from his mouth (or rear) don't try to pull it out. The pulling could cause the taut string to saw through an intestinal wall, possibly subjecting the animal to peritonitus.

Cats are playful pets- protect yours by giving it toys that can't be swallowed.


more pics below

[Clever Name]

[skidrow]

why no pussy with strings?

[Doctor Octagon]

I feed my cats 100% rubber strings.

[ilikeandross]

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[Clever Name]

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I converted my cat to islam by stacking korans on top of it until it stopped breathing (praise allah)

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[defaultuser]

Originally Posted by Clever Name

Hi,

My pictorial threads are BLOCKBUSTERS on other forums and I expect the same here, so enjoy!






Why do cats eat odd things? (A condition called pica.) Reasons vary, but can be related to stress, boredom, attention seeking behavior, play behavior, or to the simple fact that the item tastes/smells good to the cat.

If an animal eats a string or similar object, it is termed a "linear foreign body". What happens if a cat ingests a linear foreign body? The intestines can become blocked or stressed/pulled/torn as the string bunches up and binds during intestinal peristalsis (wavelike muscular contractions).



Cats and string do not mix, despite the popular image of cats playing happily with string! Same goes for other "string-like" items -- rubber bands (many cats, including one of mine, just love to eat rubber bands!), tinsel, Easter grass decorations, needle and thread, and window blind pulls. I even did surgery on one cat that consumed large amounts of rubber tubing! The "fishing pole" type of toys are also very popular and may be tempting for cats to consume the feathers or the enticing "bait" part of the toy.




Cats are natural hunters and they instinctively like to play with small moving objects (balls of foil, string, feathers, etc), even if THEY are making the objects move. Maybe it's good practice.


If you saw a cat playing with a spool of thread, would your reaction be, "Oh, how cute", or would you say "Good heavens, get that thread away from that cat before she swallows it!"

The second reaction is the right one- letting a cat play with string can be a serious mistake. Once a cat begins swallowing the end of a string, she cannot extract it and continues to swallow. Soon there may be several feet of string "down the hatch". The intestines try to pass the string along, but can't get a grip on it because it is so thin. They work harder and harder, until they may start telescoping on themselves, a painful experience that can require surgery to remedy. Surgery on the digestive organs can lead to peritonitus, an infection of the abdomen.

Cats are attracted to the movement of all types of string, thread, yarn, tinsel, ribbons, shoelaces, etc. If you are there to supervise the cat's play, you can let him chase a string safely, but don't leave him alone with it. Dogs don't chase string like cats do, but many would swallow a string that has been tied to a roast or turkey for cooking, and puppies may swallow anything once they start chewing.

If you find that you pet has swallowed string, take it immediately to a veterinarian. If you see an end hanging from his mouth (or rear) don't try to pull it out. The pulling could cause the taut string to saw through an intestinal wall, possibly subjecting the animal to peritonitus.

Cats are playful pets- protect yours by giving it toys that can't be swallowed.


more pics below

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[FatCat4-9'er]

Originally Posted by ilikepie

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[FatCat4-9'er]

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