help! 10 week kitty ate tiny lego!

I left my room for about five minutes, to find my kitten had gotten into my roommates room and was chewing on this small string that (used to) have a small lego part connected to it. It is about the size of a popcorn kernel. I am almost certain kitty ate it since i pulled the string from his mouth/throat.... is this vet visit worthy... or something i wait out?
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Hi @mojodoo

Yes, you need to take your kitten to the vet immediately. Get a picture of the piece of Lego the kitten swallowed ready on your phone (Google it) so you can show the vet.

A piece of solid plastic will be very difficult for a kitten to pass naturally. If it has sharp edges it could perforate his gut.

GO NOW, this is an emergency!

The sooner your vet can deal with this the cheaper and easier it will be to treat. 

Norachan said:

Hi @mojodoo


Yes, you need to take your kitten to the vet immediately. Get a picture of the piece of Lego the kitten swallowed ready on your phone (Google it) so you can show the vet.

A piece of solid plastic will be very difficult for a kitten to pass naturally. If it has sharp edges it could perforate his gut.

GO NOW, this is an emergency!

The sooner your vet can deal with this the cheaper and easier it will be to treat. 

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I cannot go tonight as it is 1 am and my son is asleep. I will bring him in tomorrow... heres a pic for reference. Shoot...

When you click on that lego photo, picture seen is actual size. Im going to call his vet in the morning.

OK, hopefully he will be fine until you can get him to the vet.



How is the kitten acting now? Things to watch out for are lethargy, vomiting, signs of abdominal pain and straining to use the litter box. When cats are in pain they tend to sit in the "breadloaf" position with all four paws tucked under them.

Keep us posted.

Update: spoke to mojos vet. He said to watch his behavior as you mentioned in above post. Since the lego piece was so small he should be able to pass it. If i notice any of the above symptoms, take him in. Thank you!

Oh gracious! Kittens are certainly inquisitive and get into everything!  Keep an eye on him. Watch for vomiting as well as not eating, hiding, basically any behavior or litter box change.  If you notice anything, do not hesitate to get him to the vet, even if it means waking your son. Kittens can decline very rapidly.  Have fun on poop patrol watching for the piece to pass!

Do you know exactly how long the string was? Cats tend to chew strings apart, so if that string was actually longer than what you pulled, it's the STRING that can also be a danger, wrapping around vital tissues and organs and causing perforations, cutting off of blood supply, etc.

If within 24-36 hours, he has not passed the lego, get him in to the vet immediately for an xray and/or barium xray to see where a potential blockage is located.  In the meantime, be prepared to examine his stool in the litter box, use gloves and break it apart to check for that lego and any string.  At 10 weeks of age, he is not developed and could have trouble passing the toy.  As the poster above mentioned, watch closely for not wanting to eat/drink, vomiting food AND/OR water, bloated stomach, weakness, lethargy, pale or deep red or blueish mucous membranes - any of which demand an emergency vet visit (not the next day or the day after that, but immediately!).