He eats it whenever he can find it, but of course always throws it up. I know this is bad for my cat but it's hard to keep him out of it. He will actually open up cubbards to eat the plastic off a pack of toilet paper. He prefers colored plastic to clear or white especially blue. Anyone know how to deal with this problem?
2006-09-12 02:23:51 · 10 answers · asked by Queen of Cards 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
He is missing something in his diet. My cats did the same thing. They are both indoors all the time. I started feeding them the new Indoor dry cat food by Purina cat chow, "Its the green bag" and they no longer seek out the plastic.
2006-09-12 06:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by MONTANA WILD CHILD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the cat only licks plastic, it is not a problem. Are you sure it has actually eaten some of the plastic or was the plastic just torn up and you thought it ate some of it? Many cats lick plastic bags and other items made of plastic. One theory is that the ingredients of the plastic, such as corn byproducts, attract the cat. Licking is fine, eating is not. We have had and currently have cats who lick plastic but none has ever actually swallowed any of it. Check to see if they are actually eating any of it. If not, let them lick all they want, it won't harm them.
2016-03-26 21:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat has a fetish about plastic too.. but just to play or sleep on it.. Eating it is really dangerous.. you must try to keep him away from it. He might be lacing in some thing. ( a brain !! HA HA ) .
Talk to vet.
2006-09-12 02:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by plutoniccatgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does this........its nuts........no rhyme or reason.....best solution dont leave any plastic bags or anything plastic laying around it isnt good for the cat , if you must store stuff in bags outside of closets etc.....use paper bags!
2006-09-12 02:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by crownvic64 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't leave plastic lying around. Get a lock for your cabinets.
2006-09-12 02:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by allisonsmith6980 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get some of those things to keep toddlers out of cabinets. Some kind of safety latch so they can't open them & get into things that are poisonous.
2006-09-12 02:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle *The Truth Hurts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to keep plastic out of his reach (sounds hard) or put (Hotsauce) on the area were he can get the plastic this should keep him away from plastic
2006-09-12 02:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had trouble with both of my cats getting into my kitchen cupboards so I put baby locks on them. You can get them at Babies R Us or at WalMart. I've had really good luck with them!
2006-09-12 04:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a spray vinegar bottle and then fill it full of water.
whenever you catch your cat eating plastic gently spray them. it'll learn after awhile
2006-09-12 02:25:42 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Takafushi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can give your cat other cat,they can play together
2006-09-12 02:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by yuro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋