I just came from the emergency animal hosp because my cat has been ill for the past 3 or 4 days.
Cat ate plastic bag.
Different theories suggest why my cat ate a piece of plastic.
My cat ate part of a plastic bag.
Plastic bags that come from a grocery or other food store can carry the lingering scent and even taste of food which makes chewing them a pleasant experience.
Cats have a reputation for being affectionate animals so if people neglect them the felines would likely find their own ways to keep themselves entertained.
He seems perky and is drinking water and trying to eat.
Switch to non plastic bags where possible.
But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands.
Hard plastic items can cause damage to sensitive mouth tissues when they are chewed.
The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats.
Strange things cats eat.
Bioplastics are made from vegetable fats and oils and some animal by products and cats can pick up this scent.
Plastic can be a choking or suffocation hazard too and plastic bags can be a strangulation danger.
Vicki on july 22 2012.
One of her beloved furry friends actually ate enough of a plastic bag to result in a midnight.
If your cat chews hard plastic switch from plastic to glass bottles where you can.
A bag of groceries can have a residual scent of food items placed inside so cats try to eat them.
That is how the average household cat ate plastic wrapper for most of the time.
I am absolutely heart broken because we can not afford the outrageous medical bills to take care of the diagnostic or surgical part if that is what s needed to make him better.
Some cat cravings are easy to understand.
Possibly it is the crackling sound that plastic makes when chewed that cats.
Has anyone heard of an obstruction.
It only started today.
Bring canvas bags with you when you go to the grocery store instead of using plastic store bags.
He loves to eat plastic bags so i try to keep them away from him but he found one in the basement.
Considering the crackling sound that it makes chewing on the wrapper is a fine way to pass times.
Why would a cat eat those.
Here are some things you can do if your cat licks chews on or eats plastic.
But for one of my friends keeping plastic out of her cats mouths is a matter of life and death.
Many bags are also coated in substances such as cornstarch stearates salts of stearate acid or are made of animal by products such as gelatin which makes them attractive to cats.
