He prob ate a good 1.5-2 inchesIt's always best to call the vet for professional advice. But surgical mask strings are fairly soft and not very long. How many inches would you say are missing?
With strings there is always some risk of it tangling up in the intestines, so keep an eye on him for the next few days for any sign of distress. If he stops eating or seems lethargic or anything, call the vet right away. Also keep an eye on the litterbox, you may be able to see it when he passes it.
I'm not sure if strings would show up in x-rays, but the vet should know that.
In the future, don’t do this. It can be stuck/looped on something internally and pulling it would be REALLY bad.I had a cat eat the string from a balloon. Kept checking the litter box for it to come out. Nothing. Cat happen to walk by and I saw some of it sticking out of his butt hole. Needless to say, what followed that was embarrassing to both of us. Luckily, one quick pull and it was out.
It was hanging out far enough to know that it wasn't stuck on anything. Otherwise I wouldn't have done it.In the future, don’t do this. It can be stuck/looped on something internally and pulling it would be REALLY bad.
The same thing happened to me today? Update on your cat or what you did?Sometime overnight he got to one of my surgical masks (covid ) and chewed about half the string off on one side.! Don’t see it around the house, so I assume he ate it. What do I do?!?!
I was never quiet sure. I think I saw something that looked like a tiny tiny piece of surgical mask string, but I am not confident that that was what it was. Be careful, keep a close eye. The worst case scenario is a bad one, the best, he poops it out. I hoping the best for you!Do you think your cat just passed it out? She seems to be fine but im guessing she ate it as 10cm/a little more than half of one side of the mask string is missing.