My 10-month-old cat eats string. Is this normal and dangerous?

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Hello. My 10 month old male cat loves biting and eating string-like items. Recently we’ve found the rat toy has a missing tail. My tank top also has lost its shoulder strings. Is this normal? Should I be worried that it has consumed all those? Is there any way I can prevent it from doing this in the future (besides putting those away)? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 10 months and 7 days old | 7 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately some cats love to eat strings and bite these types of objects. Hopefully since Peanut is so young he will grow out of it, but that may not always be the case. The concern with this if he swallows something and it gets stuck somewhere in his intestines. A string like object can be very difficult to find on X-rays and he could need surgery to find it. The only way to truly stop him from eating them is to make sure everything is put away. I would make sure you put time aside to play with him and get his energy out. Also make sure there are places he can climb up on and hide in. Hopefully with getting his energy out he doesn't have the energy to eat the string like objects. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My 10-month-old cat eats string. Is this normal and dangerous?

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