Buster's questionable diet

As you all know, Buster is an energetic kitty who loves to play and
pounce. He and Dot are still at the stage where she hisses at him
through the screen, and he launches himself at her. He's very
acrobatic.

So I've been playing with him a lot using the cat charmer, but he also
happens to have a cat dancer with him in his own room. It's a dancer
that used to belong to Betty, but look at what he's done with it!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/P1000160s.jpg

I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/toys.html

Okay, I know I had previously overreacted with Dot when I took her to
get a butt exam, so for now I'll keep an eye on Buster's output, but
I'm a bit worried.

Tak, it's better not to leave toys with hanging strings, streamers,
ribbons, etc with a kitty who isn't being supervised. It looks
like Buster has eaten a lot of those streamers. If he chewed them
off an inch at a time, then it is probably ok. If he chewed it off
in long pieces, there is a possibility that a streamer could get
caught up in his intestines. If so then he would have to have surgery
to remove it. If Buster starts throwing up, won't eat, or isn't
pooping normally, take him to TED right away.

I'm so glad that you've adopted Buster and Dot. No one will replace
Betty, but they are bringing joy into your home again!

Debbie

On Jun 25, 5:02 pm, Takayuki wrote:
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So I've been playing with him a lot using the cat charmer, but he also
happens to have a cat dancer with him in his own room. It's a dancer
that used to belong to Betty, but look at what he's done with it!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/P1000160s.jpg

Takayuki wrote:
As you all know, Buster is an energetic kitty who loves to play and
pounce. He and Dot are still at the stage where she hisses at him
through the screen, and he launches himself at her. He's very
acrobatic.

So I've been playing with him a lot using the cat charmer, but he also
happens to have a cat dancer with him in his own room. It's a dancer
that used to belong to Betty, but look at what he's done with it!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/P1000160s.jpg

I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/toys.html

Okay, I know I had previously overreacted with Dot when I took her to
get a butt exam, so for now I'll keep an eye on Buster's output, but
I'm a bit worried.

Oh, that is scary! Sabra (RB) once ate a bunch of a cassette tape.
Luckily I caught him and kept him from eating more, and luckily, he
threw up what he had eaten almost immediately.

Purrs Buster will be fine.

Ginger-lyn

On 2007-06-25 16:02:31 -0500, Takayuki said:

As you all know, Buster is an energetic kitty who loves to play and
pounce. He and Dot are still at the stage where she hisses at him
through the screen, and he launches himself at her. He's very
acrobatic.

So I've been playing with him a lot using the cat charmer, but he also
happens to have a cat dancer with him in his own room. It's a dancer
that used to belong to Betty, but look at what he's done with it!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/P1000160s.jpg

I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/toys.html

Okay, I know I had previously overreacted with Dot when I took her to
get a butt exam, so for now I'll keep an eye on Buster's output, but
I'm a bit worried.

EEK! If he starts throwing up, get him in pronto. My God. No leaving
ANYTHING stringy around for him.

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:02:31 -0400, Takayuki
wrote:

As you all know, Buster is an energetic kitty who loves to play and
pounce. He and Dot are still at the stage where she hisses at him
through the screen, and he launches himself at her. He's very
acrobatic.

So I've been playing with him a lot using the cat charmer, but he also
happens to have a cat dancer with him in his own room. It's a dancer
that used to belong to Betty, but look at what he's done with it!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/P1000160s.jpg

I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Takayuki9z/toys.html

Okay, I know I had previously overreacted with Dot when I took her to
get a butt exam, so for now I'll keep an eye on Buster's output, but
I'm a bit worried.

Eeeps! He's a chewer alright... hopefully he ate the streamers half an
inch at a time (that's what Silver does if she gets half a chance)
rather than gobbling the whole thing at once. Watch him carefully for
signs of distress...

Takayuki wrote:

I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

Oh my. That is alarming. Purrs that he didn't eat them whole.


--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

If those streamers are made of something metallic (couldn't tell from the
pics), don't wait to get Buster to a good vet.

wrote:
Tak, it's better not to leave toys with hanging strings, streamers,
ribbons, etc with a kitty who isn't being supervised. It looks
like Buster has eaten a lot of those streamers. If he chewed them
off an inch at a time, then it is probably ok. If he chewed it off
in long pieces, there is a possibility that a streamer could get
caught up in his intestines. If so then he would have to have surgery
to remove it. If Buster starts throwing up, won't eat, or isn't
pooping normally, take him to TED right away.

Roger that! I haven't seen anything shiny come out the back end yet -
just normal poops. I suspect he vomited it up the front end, but he's
so polite that he mostly threw up in the litter box, so I had already
scooped it and thrown it away!

I'm so glad that you've adopted Buster and Dot. No one will replace
Betty, but they are bringing joy into your home again!

I don't know if all this running back and forth and fretting over them
and separating them is joy.

But I am glad to have a tuxedo girl in the house again - this feeling
was unexpected - I'll have to try to explain it sometime.

Karen wrote:
EEK! If he starts throwing up, get him in pronto. My God. No leaving
ANYTHING stringy around for him.

At least the fact that he's isolated and has his own box makes him
easier to monitor. He eats a lot and poops a lot, so any interruption
in that routine would be a clear sign that he should be checked out
immediately.

Betty also liked to chew a little on the streamer, but I never thought
such destruction was possible. Did Buster borrow my hedge trimmer to
do that?!

Marina wrote:
Takayuki wrote:
I practically panicked when I saw that stub of toy while vacuuming his
room - there are no streamer strands to be found! I see why he's
thrown up twice the past two days! Look at how long the tassels on
this toy used to be:

Oh my. That is alarming. Purrs that he didn't eat them whole.

When I saw that, my first thought was that he had Calibanized it.