She is about 4 months old and loves to play with any toy I give her, especially string. A friend of mine just told me it”s dangerous for cats to play with string, but I”ve never heard anything ...

She said: "There are three main concerns when it comes to blinds: the risk of the string becoming a linear foreign body, the string becoming a tourniquet, and the risk of chewing or consumption of ...

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"This issue is officially called linear foreign body (in other words, a string-like thing stuck inside your cat)," adds The Dodo, "and can result in the yarn cutting through your cat's intestines ...

Eleven-year-old cat Lily had a serious ... “A linear foreign body such ... “I first realised there was a problem when I saw Lily with string hanging out of her mouth but it was only ...

String, twine and tinsel are irresistible playthings for many cats, and can all cause serious blockages if swallowed during play. This is referred to by us vet types as a linear foreign body and ...

In 2023, Trupanion paid 24,305 foreign body ingestion claims. The average claim was $878, while the highest claim was $27,403. Amongst Trupanion’s current population of insured pets, 7% of dogs ...