sunsetlover
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Beware of what you throw away in garbage in general.. Just wanted to share what happened to a friend of mine's cat years ago..
The cat was dead and nobody knew why. Later they found out cat has been swallowing dental floss from garbage. So it acted like a saw in the stomach.
How? -- Imagine this:
You swallow a long piece of floss and it goes down your digestive system and kinds of cut up your stomach in the process and probably your intestines too. Or even imagine something soft like a play dough and tie it up with floss. It will act like a knife and cut it up, right? Similar thing applies to floss inside pets who accident swallow it.
Of course there's all random sorts of dangers in garbage. I'd suggest beware of what you throw in garbage or at least hopefully keep it out of reach of pets or use a tightly closed garbage can.
Love your pets & take good care of them. After all they make great lifelong companions!
The cat was dead and nobody knew why. Later they found out cat has been swallowing dental floss from garbage. So it acted like a saw in the stomach.
How? -- Imagine this:
You swallow a long piece of floss and it goes down your digestive system and kinds of cut up your stomach in the process and probably your intestines too. Or even imagine something soft like a play dough and tie it up with floss. It will act like a knife and cut it up, right? Similar thing applies to floss inside pets who accident swallow it.
Of course there's all random sorts of dangers in garbage. I'd suggest beware of what you throw in garbage or at least hopefully keep it out of reach of pets or use a tightly closed garbage can.
Love your pets & take good care of them. After all they make great lifelong companions!