My Kitten wont stop throwing up. HELP!?

Question

My kitten managed to swallow a string from one of his toys. he swallowed it up in little pieces. Now he wont stop throwing up. He is drinking lots of water but he wont eat or poop. he keeps throwinng up the water and then ever once in a while a little piece of the cord will come out. I don't have money to take him to get x-rays. one place said he NEEDED them and another vet said to wait it out. But he's not EATING!!! i keep putting him infront of his food and i even gave him his favorite kind, he just WONT EAT! i'm scared. Is he gunna be ok? What should i do? Should i wait it out?

Answer 1

Hi there....this is very urgent! Cats who ingest string can die as the intestines are curvy. When string is chewed and swallowed by a cat, it often becomes caught on the tongue or lodged somewhere in the gastrointestinal tract. It continues to be carried through the tract by the natural actions of the digestive system. The taught string slices the intestinal tissues, causing severe infection and death if surgery is not performed in time. This is deadly for cats.

Please beg any friend or family member for money to get your cat into emergency care. Every minute is precious. We've seen too many kittens die because of this.

String dangers in cats: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/pet_pourri/85248

Answer 2

You can take the chance that he'll throw it up. There's a chance that if he's trying to do that it's either caught in his throat or stuck somewhere in his esophagus.

You can do more harm to him if you're allowing him to constantly throw up not produce anything and he's not eating. You'll have to find the money to take him to the vet and get whatever needs to be done done.

After this is you can't afford him, then you should give him to someone who can.

Hope he's ok. Don't wait - call the vet now and get him in there.
Emergency room visits will cost you a hell of a lot morel

Answer 3

GET IT TO A VET!!!...not to alarm you but, this has happened before where the string ties up the intestinal area.....and that could be why it's not having any bowel movements....At least call your vet!

Answer 4

If the string is caught in your cats intestines it WILL KILL IT!!! You need to beg and borrow money from family and friends and get him x-rayed ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! call a humane society maybe they have info on funds to help you but get him help NOW!

Answer 5

This happened to my cat, we didnt know that she liked mint dental floss untill one day she was foaming at the mouth and throwing up. So we took her to the vet ASAP and she had to get an xray and the vet saw that the floss had wrapped around all her intestants, so they had to do surgery to get it out, and thats when we knew she liked to eat mint dental floss. BUT PLEASE GET YOUR KITTEN TO A VET, HE NEEDS HELP ASAP, SINCE YOUR HAVING MONEY ISSUES, ASK ANYONE FOR MONEY AND TELL THEM YOU WILL PAY THEM BACK AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET THE MONEY. Ask your animal hospitals if they have any programs to help pay for surgeries, mine does, so just ask. BUT PLEASE GET HELP FOR YOUR KITTEN!!!!

Answer 6

You need to decide whether you want to sacrifice some money or your cats life. He needs to be treated immediately...the string could be tied up in there.

Answer 7

Give him 1 teaspoon of olive oil or cooking oil.

Answer 8

maybe wait it out..i have 4 cats and i have a kitten who just recently bit a glow stick and was foaming at the mouth for a while...try some milk..it mite work..if not just watch him and do what you would normally do

Answer 9

will any of those vets do a payment plan? sounds like he really needs to go

Answer 10

It'll be alright, kitty will digest it. He just may not be hungry. If it pursists, you should take it to the vet because there may be a blockage.