Kitten ate plastic

springelf

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Hi, so my almost 3 month old kitten keeps eating everything. She eats crumbs,paper, hair , carpet , whatever she can find. She is always starving for some reason I don't know why if I feed her 3 or 4 times a day. Anyway so I left a chair next to the drawer and she managed to get on top of the drawer and i saw her chewing on something so i rushed and opened her mouth and put my fingers down her throat and a plastic clip came out of her mouth. I noticed that the clip is missing 2 sticks. I'm guessing she ate them. Will she be ill? Would it hurt her? Also how can I stop her from eating everything? that is the clip
 

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Kittens should be fed as much as they want to eat.  3 or 4 meals a day might not be enough for your kitten. Some kittens are little piggies
Can you leave a bowl of  dry food out for your kitten to snack on? I know dry food in general isn't good for cats but kittens need all the nutrition they can get to grow.

Also, kittens are super curious and will try to get into and eat everything. You just have to kitten-proof your home as much as possible and provide your kitten plenty of safe toys to play with.

I'd keep an eye on the kitten for the next day. The plastic, if it was ingested, may come out in the poop. If your kitten stops eating or has problems using the litter box, take her to the vet. The plastic may be lodged in the tummy or digestive tract somewhere.
 

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Good advise from above, it is a waiting game now. As long as she keeps eating and still runs around she should be all right, but if she stops eating and becomes inactive you must get to the vet right away for an x-ray. I agree with the dry food, it comes in handy when she is alone for extended times too. You must provide her with appropriate toys to play with and chew on, there are many available at pet sections in stores, I wouldn't get anything with feathers or string, my cats tear those off right away and yours would eat them! Another kitten friend would be even better! 
  Until she is a year old she should be fed all she wants, cats are not like dogs and don't become obese very often, It is something that can be dealt with at a year old anyway. All the luck!
 
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