Late one afternoon about a week ago my 6 year old daughter ran to me and said that Luna, our 9 month old lynx point siamese, was choking. When I got to the cat she seemed fine. My daughter said that she thought that the cat had swallowed a fishing pole from one of her toys (the little plastic fish are in a circle, their mouths open and close, you try to drop the tip of the pole in their mouth and pull them out.....). Well, frankly I didn't believe her story. At about 9 that night, Luna gave a piteous meow and then made this awful resonant horking noise and brought up some bile. uh-oh.
Fast forward about 11 hours later. Luna has been horking up bile all over the place, maybe 8 to 12 times total. I assume that this is what my daughter had witnessed the day before. Hairball? I take her into the vet ASAP. The vet is rightfully sceptical of the fishing pole story, but keeps Luna overnight for observation, antibiotics, and pepcid.
Fast forward 24 hours later. The vet calls- Luna hasn't vomited at all, we can come pick her up. She seems perfectly normal- eating, playing, etc.
Fast forward 7 days. LUNA POOPS OUT THE FISHING POLE!!!!!!
Its a good thing that cats have 9 lives, because she certainly just used one of hers. Lesson for the day- listen to your kids! (Lesson #2- put all small toys where the cat can't find them!)
Yes, this is a picture of the fishing pole. The pen is there for size comparison. Also a picture of the lovely Luna, getting her beauty sleep.
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