What Terrorism Feels Like
I have a little charm to ward off the Evil Eye. Everyone in Turkey has one of these. I'd tied it to the wall near my bookcase with a bit of dental floss. About half an hour ago, one of my cats jumped up on the bookcase and began batting it around, then he knocked it off the wall. It was cute because he was dragging it around so delightedly for a few seconds. I was laughing, until right in front of my eyes he swallowed the dental floss. It happened too fast for me to stop it.
It will probably be just fine--it will come out the other end tomorrow, almost certainly, no harm done--but every so often these things can get wrapped in a cat's intestines and that can be lethal.
He looks just fine. He's licking his paws and nothing seems to be wrong, but I guess I won't know for sure until tomorrow.
How do you protect seven stupid cats from everything that can happen to them? I thought I had this apartment, at least, hazard-proof.
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Oct '10
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Claire, you do all you can and release the rest to Providence.
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Last month I took my dogs to a local bluff area to chase balls and squirrels and my labrador harpooned his leg on an unseen bit of rebar. Being a labrador with minimal pain receptors and a perpetual positive attitude, especially with a ball in his mouth, he walked home fine. Didn't see it until I fed him four hours later. He'd stripped the skin off his inner hind leg and had a huge puncture three inches deep. Two surgeries, dozens of stitches, a lot of home care and some horrendous bills later, he's perfectly fine. Been taking my dogs to the bluffs for 15 years. Who knew? Things happen to pets. You can't stop them from being who they are. You can't protect them from everything. Wishing kitty a nice clean intestine.
Jun '10
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I'm having flashbacks to a number of episodes of post-Christmas tinsel extraction involving a former cat of mine ...
Jun '10
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Ain't that the truth! Has he ever cut his tail, remained completely oblivious to it, and wagged it all over a room in the house, spattering blood all over the walls? It's a sight to see. Still, their big happy face continues on. That's just the world of pets. Claire, good luck with the cat. I just have a bad image of you examining the litter box looking for the desired result.
Jul '10
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Can We go down this road?
What if the floss isn't completely removed and Queen Claire has to pull the rest of it out?
I imagine the Cat's head spins, stops, and says,"The cow says,'Moooooooo.'"
Dec '10
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Do what the UN would do, send in a German Shepard to keep them in line. They will be way too busy hiding under couches to find ways to hurt themselves. Who cares about quality of life, the ends always justify the means. Right?
Edited on Mar 24, 2011 at 1:07pmJun '10
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I tried to cat proof my house, but they keep getting in. Seriously, you just do the best you can, then sit back and be amazed by the little buggers capacity for mischief. I hope everything comes out in the end.
May '10
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This, too, shall pass.
Nov '10
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In the spirit of "I can top that", my son's German Sherpard ate about two ounces of Gorilla Glue. It swelled to the size and shape of a Nerf football in his stomach within an hour, and had to be surgically removed. They kept the football. Got rid of the dog.
May '10
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It's even worse when it's your children.
Child: Daddy, I cut myself... on my arm.
Me: How?
Child: I dunno...
Me: What do you mean you don't know?
Child: I dunno...
Me: Did you have your arm with you all day? Did you lend it out to someone?
Child: I dunno...
Sometimes the idiocy from the pets makes more sense!
Feb '11
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Um. The only part I don't understand is the title. (Is it just me?) Terrorism feels like your cat eating something it shouldn't have? Was that the title intended for a different post?
May '10
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One of Hallmark's slowest selling cards.
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Dave Molinari
Ain't that the truth! Has he ever cut his tail, remained completely oblivious to it, and wagged it all over a room in the house, spattering blood all over the walls?
Yes.
Jul '10
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EJHill: It's even worse when it's your children.
Sometimes the idiocy from the pets makes more sense! · Mar 24 at 2:32pm
No doubt. We just moved our coffee table to the basement because the boy (almost 16 mos.) started climbing on top of it, raising his hands above his head, and yelling: "Yeah!"
Dad: "No, Henry. Get Down."
Kid: "Yeah!" (arms raised overhead)
Dad: "No Henry! Get Down!"
Kid: "Yeah!" (smiles, and does a little dance)
Dad: (gets up)
Kid: (gets down)
Dad: (sits down)
Kid: (climbs back up) "Yeah!"
Mom: (moves the coffee table while Dad's at work)
May '10
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Denise Moss
Dave Molinari
Ain't that the truth! Has he ever cut his tail, remained completely oblivious to it, and wagged it all over a room in the house, spattering blood all over the walls?
Yes. · Mar 24 at 8:21pm
Well, maybe this tops that. Have you ever had an Irish Wolfhound with chronic intestinal problems wander through a big empty room that only had one thing in it...a phone with a cord attached to the wall? And manage to walk along the wall and wrap the cord around both back feet...then flip out and race in circles around the room while spraying his fear all over the carpet and walls? Then have two hours to clean it up before the landlord comes to do the final walk through? That was almost 20 years ago and I'm still traumatized.