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I would call your emergency vet and see what they say, either just monitor her yourself or bring her in. They might want you to bring her in for Xrays :(
I second babyboo. Call the emergency vet - they're usually good with telling you what to do. Just watch her and make sure she isn't having trouble eating or drinking. I'm sure she will be fine. Keep us posted!
She may need an xray to make sure it doesn't get hung up inside. Call emergency vet for info or your vet in the morning. Don't wait on this.
I think she'll be fine. My cat has swallowed so many random things from paper, to moths, to rubberbands. Definetly keep an eye on the little kitty, but she'll probably be fine.
My cat swallowed easter hay one year. She was pretty dehydrated and had to feed her water through an eye dropper......Vet wanted $700+ for overnight observation and an at-home IV set-up. She pooped it out a few days later :o)
Cats are pretty resilient, from what I've noticed...our boycat used to steal my hair elastics and ate one once. :( FH and I didn't notice until he pooped it out a few days later...little bastard. (He's a thief!) Call the emergency vet and see what he/she says about it, but mostly just keep an eye on your kitty.
My cat has eaten tinsel / "icicles" (those thin sparkly plastic things people hang on Christmas trees) before. It was a bit gross when he passed them (we had to pull them out the other end...yuck) but he was 100% fine.
Ditto @cupcake627: I had a kitty eat some tinsel and ribbon from a present and he was fine. He had some pretty colorful poo. I'd call the vet just to get some reassurance though.
Seriously so you think she's eaten 1.5 feet of floss, and per you, you haven't really bothered to monitor her since then, but took the time to ask off of us experts what you should do. Jesus. Glad to hear, should anything happen, you'll feel awful about it. Maybe you should call your vet?
When I thought my cat might have a mild UTI I still took her immediately in, on a late Sunday night, to the afterhours ER...but I guess I'm just a weirdo like that, since they know whats actually going on with my pet. :(
I know we're suppose to not be snakry, but really? If you feel "awful" WTF wouldn't you call your vet :( :( :(
I'd keep an eye on her and if she doesn't pass it in a day or two, or starts acting different then take her in.
I have 5 cats right now and 2 sets of teeth in the house that get flossed everyday. We started putting the used floss in the toilet instead of the trash for this very reason. None of ours have ever gotten sick from floss, ribbon, trash, etc that they have eaten, not to say that none of them ever will.
Just a warning however...when she does pass it...if it is as long as you think it is....be prepared to learn what it is like to pull floss out of a cats butt. Oh it is interresting to say the least.
I'm a volunteer with a local cat rescue, I've seen floss hang from a cats rear end (and had to pull it out very softly. Ah, the joys of pets, huh? :P I'm sure the kitty will be fine, just keep your eye on him/her. :)
For peace of mind call your vet so you're not going crazy with worry, depending on the vet they may or may not ask you to bring the cat in.
A few years ago my cat spent 1 whole day vomiting up bile and not eating food...we knew something was wrong and took him to the emergency vet after hours. It turned out he swallowed a piece of floss - one end of the floss was actually caught around the back of his tongue and the other piece was down in his stomach. The vet told us that we were lucky that we brought him in when we did because he could have died if we had waited another day or two. They cut the floss out from around his tongue and he passed the rest a day or so later - so he ended up fine.
But if we hadn't taken him to vet when we did he would not have made it. Take your cat to the vet - better to be safe than sorry!!
If you haven't already please, please, please take your kitty to the vet. My kitten swallowed a piece of string. It acted as a saw in his belly as he was trying to pass it and it sliced through his intestine. He had to go in for emergency surgery, and he didn't make it through. He went into septic shock and passed away. :(
Our family cat almost died 3 years ago from floss. It was wrapped around the base of her tongue all the way down to her intestines. We had her in for surgery and it saved her life. The vet said she would have died within another few days. (It had been a few days since it happened and we didn't know she had swallowed floss-the vet kept saying she was sick and to give it time.) I KNEW she wasn't just sick after a few days and rushed her to the emergency clinic. They did an xray and saw blockage. We agree to the surgery. They operated on her within the hour and the operating vet came and told us it was floss entangled with many organs. All of those who are saying she may be fine may be correct, but our kitty wasn't fine. We saved her life (at the tune of $3200 I might add). It was one of the most craziest experiences of my life.
I hope your kitty will be OK! Cats just love string! The bathroom door is now kept shut to keep our kitty away from the wastebasket (floss). I would call the vet and get an xray! She may pass it out just fine, but I would call and take her in to be on the safe side.
Thanks everyone for your responses! I posted here last night instead of calling my vet because they were closed, and most sources I saw online just said to monitor her (responding to @gabrielleelise1981), so I figured I would watch her and call in the morning. Also, I have been paying pretty close attention to her, it's just that we had guests over last night so she was hiding for part of the night and I couldn't watch her every move. Since then she has been acting normally--eating, purring, etc.
I've called my vet and a doctor is supposed to be calling me back. Sorry for the italics--I can't seem to change it. I'll update when I hear anything.
Eating is a good sign! My kitty stopped eating/drinking. Let us know what the vet says. I'm sure she'll be just fine. :)
Okay, I've talked to my regular vet and they said to bring her in for exploratory surgery as soon as tomorrow. I also spoke with my friend's vet who recommended bringing her in today for sedation and a thorough oral exam, to see if it was stuck at the back of her throat or teeth, before considering surgery. They also said they can give me a laxative to help her pass it along. I'm more inclined to take her in today and have the vet examine her than commit to serious surgery right away. What do you guys think? I am leaving work now to go check on her and probably to bring her in to the 2nd vet. Any opinions?
Thanks everyone!
I would hold off on surgery till its necessary, I think if they can determine that it isnt stuck in her mouth and possibly do an xray, would that tell how much floss she ate?
I would go the the second vet today just to have her looked at right away.
Fingers crossed and positive vibes for miss kitty
Everyone else seems to be on top of this with regards to advice, but I'd like to add my two cents. 
We always either wrap the floss in some toilet paper before putting it in the trash or we flush it down the toilet. My cat LOVES string (among other things like tape, hair bands, Christmas bows, anything with adhesive) and we have to be super vigilant about any loose stuff he might want to swallow. Just a friendly bit of advice to my fellow cat owners!
Sorry to hear about your cat! Hope she is okay and good thing you got her to the vet.
My cat is at the vet right now for urinary blockage.
Sending positive thoughts!
I had a kitty who accidently ate some thread and almost died from it! She had to have emergency surgery to unwind the thread that wrapped itself around her intestines. I HIGHLY recommend you take kitty to the vet ASAP!
My beloved but goofy cat keeps eating string, throwing up for a few hours, moping for about 24-36 hours, then being his usual crazy self. So long as he's back to himself after a day, we don't worry... And after his third instance of "Yay String! Oh, pukey" he's finally stopped eating absolutely everything he can swallow.
My Dad is a vet, that doesn't qualify me by any means, but there is NO WAY he would open up an animal that is acting like it's normal self, just because...your vet wants money, the same as a lot of them around here. My Dad probably gets most of his small animal work from people fed up with the BS the vets in town give them.
Anyway, whenever we have a blockage, we feed rice and greasy hamburger to the animal, 9 times out of 10 it does the trick in a day or two.
By all means, do take her in if she starts to act abnormal.
Good luck!
Hi everyone! Thank you for following the saga (?) of my little cat. So I took her to the vet yesterday and they checked the back of her throat (which was clear) and examined her. They gave me some Laxatone (laxative/hairball stuff) to give to her to help her pass the floss. Since then she has been behaving normally--eating, pooping, playing, etc., though I haven't seen any floss in the litterbox yet.
It's been over 36 hours since the floss-eating incident and I hope she contuinues to behave normally. I have learned my lesson and will NEVER leave floss or string anywhere near her again. She is not normally a cat who eats non-food items, but obviously you never know. Thank you guys for caring so much about my cat! Cats are so wonderful, and my cat especially...the thought of losing her or having her be in danger was so terrifying. I am a new cat owner so I guess I have a lot to learn.
And also @SHESCOUNTRY: I know, right? The thought of taking her in for surgery where they put her under and cut open her guts, when all the while she is acting normally seemed so extreme to me. The vet's office that recommended that is my regular vet, and I can't imagine that they recommended this extreme, potentially life-threatening surgery right away just so they could make money, but at the same time, why else would they recommend that? Well obviously floss can be really deadly, so maybe they were just trying to be proactive. I don't know. I am going to keep observing my sweet cat and hope that she doesn't need that surgery.
I'm glad she's fine right now. If you see any signs, please take her immediately to the vet. Our cat (as I said above) stopped eating and drinking and was dehydrated and lethargic. If you see any early signs of these, take her immediately. I forgot to say above that the floss wrapped around my kitty's intestine was tight enough that it could have ruptured. We were so very lucky we caught it in time.
If your kitty is acting normal, that's a great sign!!! :) I would definately try to keep floss away from her. As I said, my mom keeps the bathroom door closed now, so the cat doesn't have access to floss. (Tinsel is extremely dangerous also)
I"m glad your cat is doing well today. I definitely wouldn't opt for the surgery as long she's acting normal. Just keep a close eye on her until the floss passes, and for a few days after just to make sure there aren't any internal injuries. My kitten had to have the surgery to remove the string he ate, but he passed away a day later because the injuries inside from the string were so extensive, so just keep watching until you're sure she's 100%! Keep us updated, I hope everything goes well!
One thing I didn't see mentioned here- if she has floss hanging from her butt do NOT pull on it! you can cause more damage, esp if there is a foot and a half in there. You can gently pull, but if there is ANY resistance at all, just cut it off and wait for the rest to pass on it's own.
Good Luck!
My kitty Cleo ate 13(!!) hair elastics in one sitting after managing to know the box off a shelf. She stopped eating and was puking bile. took her to the vet straight away who did Xrays and saw a blockage. She had emergency surgery and was in ICU overnight, but she was ok. The vet said she recovered so quickly because we bought her in straight away before she started to lose strength. I've learned my lesson now and my hairties are in a box with a buckle clasp, and in a drawer so she can't get them!
My cats will eat anything, so I have to be careful. They have eaten hair ties and floss & were ok but I think I have been lucky. I didn't know they ate it until the cats threw the objects up. Or pooped them out. I can't have things laying around, as one of my cats will chew anything(he recently chewed tons of holes in all my chairs in my new dining set and chewed off a few blinds hanging in my window). So, I cannot give him any chance to eat anything..what I cannot have: Flowers, real or fake, he will eat them(My fiance is kinda glad about that one as he now has an excuse not to get me flowers, just kidding), plants real or fake, again he will eat them, I cannot have floss or hair ties where they can get to them, absolutely no tinsel for the x-mas tree...or garland really..and really no x-mas tree..real or fake..he'll try to eat the needles. I CANNOT leave groceries in the bags to wear he can get to them. One time I left my bag of groceries on the floor..and I got out my shampoo/conditioner out of the bag and put it in my shower. Shampoo/cond came running out as he had bitten right through the bottles. Little bite holes in both bottles. Also in the bag was a bottle of Draino and yep..he bit right through that bottle as well..luckily he was ok..it leaked on my carpet & ruined it..but that's ok, I was just glad he was ok. Poor guy. So, I have to be very careful for my little chaton. No groceries left out, no cleaners left out..it's like I have a two-year old. He also chewed off a strap to my tank top..when to put it on, then I noticed the strap wasn't attached & hanging down..chew marks in the strap. I know there's other things that guy has done.. such a little brat! I guess I am glad I got him though..I mean a lot of owners probably would have returned him to the shelter..so, in a way, it's good I ended up gettin him.
@kalliela: OMG your cat is crazy! He almost sounds like a dog. My cat ended up being okay I think, I haven't seen her pass the floss but she is still acting normally. Now I'm wondering if I didn't pull it all out of her mouth when I caught her eating it. But it was a good lesson about being more careful with what I leave around--cats are wild animals (especially if they used to be strays, like my cat, I think) and they will really eat anything!
I'm glad your cat is doing well. I once caught my cat eating some embroidery floss and had to pull it out of her stomach.
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I accidentally left some floss on the floor today and a few minutes later I saw that my cat was eating it. I pulled it out of her mouth but I think she swallowed about a foot and a half of the floss. I have been reading online about all of the ways that floss can kill your cat and now I'm freaking out! My husband says she will just pass it. So far she seems to be acting normal but I haven't really been vigilantly monitoring her.
Has anyone had their cat eat floss or string and turn out okay? Is there anything I can give her to help her pass it? Ug! I feel awful!