Originally posted by kittykay
Dearest Tinsel, you can bat at it, but don't eat tinsel! I have a boycat who loves strings of all kinds, and will chew on the carpet strings that develop on his scratching post. Then his poops come out like a necklace of smelly brown beads. Really--I have pictures to prove it! Can't be good for him, so periodically I trim his cat stand to get rid of the strings.

You are a truly beautiful boy, and your story is heartwarming. May you enjoy many, many happy, healthy Christmases with your people!
Hi -- strings, tinsel and such things can get stuck in cats' intestines and they die a horrible death. I once had to have emergency surgery done on my cat cuz she'd swallowed her play shoestring.