Did a hairball save Smudge's life?

**columbine** · 07-13-2009, 07:49 AM

It was an honest-to-goodness twig, like from a bush or tree. All I can think of is it got stuck in my sweater or my hair and fell off in the house - it was too big to have come in in my shoe treads. I wonder if he just likes to chew? I'll try some grain-free chew treats, see what he thinks of them.

Love, Columbine

**Freedom** · 07-13-2009, 08:00 AM

Smudge, you sure are lucky!

Whew!

**Anikaca77** · 07-13-2009, 01:14 PM

My goodness....that's the biggest one I've heard of I think.

Glad he's ok.

**catmandu** · 07-13-2009, 03:39 PM

Its incredible what Our Cats will eat and swallow, and we are just glad that Smudge was able to get rid of that twig without doing any internal damage!!!'

**orangemm** · 07-13-2009, 04:33 PM

Lucky Smudge! Yes, it is incredible what our furbabies will ingest; just last night we went to a local farmer's market and bought some produce. It was placed in small plastic bags.

When we got home I set them on the kitchen counter. Archy immediately jumped up on one of the stools nearby and while I was putting groceries away, I heard a rustling sound. I thought he had his head in the bag and shussed him off.

Later, Jeff came in with a whitish ball in his hand. He said that Archy had hacked it up. To my horror, it was part of the plastic bag! Just in those few seconds he had chewed off the handles of the bag.

Lesson learned!

Smudge & Archy....NO MORE CHEWING & SWALLOWING STRANGE THINGS!