Cat Ate Plastic Bag

Switch to non plastic bags where possible.

Cat ate plastic bag.

Plastic can be a choking or suffocation hazard too and plastic bags can be a strangulation danger. A bag of groceries can have a residual scent of food items placed inside so cats try to eat them. Vicki on july 22 2012. My cat ate part of a plastic bag.

Has anyone heard of an obstruction. That is how the average household cat ate plastic wrapper for most of the time. It only started today. The urge to eat nonfood items called pica can be pretty common in cats.

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. Different theories suggest why my cat ate a piece of plastic. But plastic bags houseplants wool paper rubber bands. Some cat cravings are easy to understand.

Here are some things you can do if your cat licks chews on or eats plastic. 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. He threw up most of it but still seems to have trouble keeping his food down and also is not defacating. I just came from the emergency animal hosp because my cat has been ill for the past 3 or 4 days.

We believe he may have ingested a part of a plastic bag. 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. One of her beloved furry friends actually ate enough of a plastic bag to result in a midnight.

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. Hard plastic items can cause damage to sensitive mouth tissues when they are chewed. But for one of my friends keeping plastic out of her cats mouths is a matter of life and death. Strange things cats eat.

Bioplastics are made from vegetable fats and oils and some animal by products and cats can pick up this scent. If your cat chews hard plastic switch from plastic to glass bottles where you can. He seems perky and is drinking water and trying to eat. 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.

Keep any plastic bottles or containers on hand in the fridge or other inaccessible area.