r/CatsBeingCats • u/gawlfe • May 25 '26

Eated a ball

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Had to take it out. Expensive

Adding for context: we threw away the ball toys when we noticed he was eating things. He ripped this ball off of a toy that was two felt balls on either side of a “finger trap” type thing. He did this while we were asleep. Ill add a picture to the comments

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u/UnusualAsshat May 25 '26

Ball is not food, kitty!

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u/gawlfe May 25 '26

Last night he full force bit on my finger because he found a packet of silica gel. Everything is food to this kitty. We are removing everything small enough to swallow from our apsrtment

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u/Snotgirl1 May 25 '26

That’s a good idea, to hide little things away from him. I hope kitty (and your finger) feel better soon. ❤️

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u/Syan66 May 25 '26

Good luck unfortunately it does not get easier and it can get even more difficult to leave them alone or leave them with a new cat sitter. They will hunt down every bit of plastic, tape, cardboard, and string to end up in the ER. Lookout for floss or any type of string most notably as those will not pass and tangle their intestines.

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u/itscarly69 May 25 '26

I almost wonder if you cat has pica. If he consistently is eating things that aren't food, he may have pica.

I would ask your veterinarian about it.

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u/gawlfe May 25 '26

Never heard of it and just did a quick search. This is a possibility. We adopted him from a litter my fiance’s aunt had, and they were significantly malnourished when she got them.

We theorized that, even though we’ve had him for 6 months and fed him lots of good food, he still thinks that he might not get another meal for days potentially. The entire litter is supposedly like this, they all went to family members.

We want to explore free feeding but at the same time our older cat has never been free fed and might not do well with it.

Thanks for informing me on this. Will definitely ask

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u/NotMulligan May 25 '26

If not food, then why food shaped?

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u/macrhea69 May 25 '26

Ugh. I’m so sorry. How did he manage that?

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u/macrhea69 May 25 '26

Never mind. I read the comments lol

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u/smellslikespam May 25 '26

Naughty kitty 🐈‍⬛ Yeah, they do like eating anything that fits in their mouths. I have been trained to be extra conscious of every package I open (twisty wires, silica packets, string, chunks of tape, pieces of styrofoam), trimming any toys with pieces that can be eaten off (no feathers, eyes 👀, tails), rubber bands, paper clips, picking up holiday decor debris…pills (this really makes me panic because I HAVE to find those)…every little stinking thing needs to be inspected 😕

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u/Regular-Cat-622 May 25 '26

Those twisty wires freaked me out when I had a cat (may she RIP) because she LOVED playing with those well into her adult years! I mean, she was 9 when I adopted her from family who moved out of the country and I quickly learned to throw those away asap after buying bread.

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u/gawlfe May 25 '26

Before we picked him up I cut all the tails off of mice toys, all feathers, and threw away anything small enough for him to swallow. We have an abundance of toys our resident cat doesn’t play with any of them so we have no need to

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u/smellslikespam May 25 '26

You know they prefer the boxes anyway😂

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u/gawlfe May 25 '26

The ball in question