Swallowed plastic milk ring!! HELP!

[akimaDO]

My cat swallowed a plastic milk ring tonight, will he be able to pass this through his system? I thought he had been chewing on it like usual but this time he had eaten all of it! Please help!

[joannita]

hey!!! tonight while i was eating my dinner i ate my tongue ring! what shall i dooo?? ;/

[PrettyKitty1]

I agree with Tomcat. You might want to take that kitty to the vet. You don't want a cat with a blockage situation, you really don't.

Good Luck.

[Thomas Dock, CVJ, Vet. Technician]

Good morning to you!   Boy...cats love those plastic milk rings, don't they?

Was the ring still intact (i.e. a whole circle) or had it been cut/chewed into a straight line?

Given the size of the kitty's GI tract and the size of the milk ring, I would be hesitant to say that this will pass easily.   If you take your cat to the veterinarian soon, they might be able to catch the ring in the stomach with an endoscope.

I would call your veterinarian for advice on this...in some cases with dogs, veterinarians will recommend a heavy meal to try and coat the object and help move it out of the system.   I am not sure if this is an option in cats or not.

Good luck...keep us posted!

Tomcat