Lennie,

It's amazing how many things around the house can pose a danger or health hazard to our pets.

My cat got a Filene's shopping bag with the plastic handles caught around her neck. She ran around my aparment with her eyes bugged out, terrified because the handles were tightening around her neck. It was a good thing I was home at the time.

Another time one of my other cats got a plastic Stop & Shop bag caught around the waste. Again, this time it was my little Munchkin. Not only was she scared at the constriction around her belly, but the noise the plastic made simply horrified her.

Now I make sure all my plastic bags are put away in a drawer. I don't keep any paper bags with plastic handles in the house. I toss them.

Donna