I don't mean to scare you, but I had a dog who ate a towel and got strings wrapped around his intestines and they did surgery and were unable to save him. This is my only experience with this. We didn't know he had eaten the towel and noticed him losing weight. Took him to the vet several times, and it took them quite a while to figure out what was wrong. They attempted surgery but his intestines were too damaged for him to survive.
It seems you are lucky that you caught it early and know what is happening. If you trust your vet, I would follow his advice. And he could pass it before tomorrow. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:27 pm Subject: Need your advice To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > I know this is a bit off topic - but my Shakiti ate a big piece of > dental floss this morning before I could get it away from him. He > just put his little head right into the bathroom garbage can and > helped himself. I took him to the vet's this morning and they > gave him an emetic but no floss from either end so far. > > The poor boy is scared to death and he probably feels pretty > rotten right now. He's the most feral baby I have - very feral to > everyone but me. I can hold him on his back and talk to him and > he just drools on my arm and falls asleep with his motor running. > I am worried sick about him especially since the vet says they > want to keep him overnight and if we don't recover the floss they > want to do surgery in the morning. I'm reluctant because it can > take more than one day for something like this to pass - but on > the other hand it could get all wound up in his intestines and cut > his insides. > > Any advice? He is very healthy otherwise...2 years old and FeVL-. > Never again will I dispose of dental floss that isn't wrapped up > in something else. I feel like the worst mom in the world. > > Sick with worry, > elizabeth > > *Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.* > _______________________________________________________________________ _ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, > email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. >
