[sdiy] Feline synthesis problems

[harrybissell]

As Mrs. Slokum might say (Are you being served - a Brit sitcom)

"I have had similar problems with my pussy as well...."

I would not worry.  Most animals do not eat what is really hazardous
(with some
notable exceptions, like antifreeze...).  And taking the cat to the vet
for x-rays and
surgical removal is a little bit extreme....  Most of the times these
things take care
of themselves ( I would not take myself to the doctor for swallowing a
piece of wire)

That said... I'd keep the cat from having any additional 'snacks'   ;^P

Any of you cats that get "Design News" magazine can read my 'pet peeve'
in the letters
to the editor.   Its about extreme medical treatments for pets

H^) harry

The Peasant wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I've just had a somewhat strange and unsettling experience
> with our cat. I have my breadboarding wire box sitting open
> on the table beside the computer, and the cat likes to lay
> on this table when I am using the computer. She started
> rummaging around in the box and picking up the bits of wire
> and playing with them. I wasn't too concerned since she
> likes to play with small objects like toothpicks and pens,
> batting them around and pouncing on them. Anyways, after
> picking up a few pieces, chewing at them a bit and dropping
> them, she picked up one small piece of wire in her mouth
> and before I knew it she had swallowed it!
>
> I wasn't completely sure that she had actually done this,
> since it was a bit dark and I wasn't watching too closely.
> But I hadn't seen or heard the wire fall, although she
> didn't seem to need or use any effort to swallow it.
>
> So I kept watching, very closely now. And she picked up
> another piece, exactly the way she would pick up a piece of
> cat food, and instantly and effortlessly swallowed that one
> as well. My wife and I simply could not believe our eyes!
> She swallowed it as quickly and easily as a drink of water.
>
> I put the box of wire away and have been watching the cat
> ever since, with no sign of anything unusual at all. I'm
> not sure if I should pump her up with the grease gun or
> just wait and see what her digestive system will do with a
> couple of 1 - 2 inch pieces of hook up wire. What a strange
> animal!
>
> I suppose all of the exposure that she gets to synth
> electronics and other high tech stuff around here must have
> some sort of effect, but this really seems excessive. Maybe
> she's actually a robot, planted by the government, and the
> wire chewing for food is supposed to be hidden. At any
> rate, she is fairly high tech herself, being "laser
> guided". My wife bought one of those cheap laser pointers,
> and the cat will chase that little red dot *anywhere* :-)=
>
> Anyways, the moral of the story is watch out that your
> furry friends don't get into your hardware, it can be quite
> harmful to both. If she starts pulling wires out of the
> breadboard now and eating them, I won't get anything
> designed!  Oh well, at least I can blame her now when the
> circuit won't work ;-)=
>
> Take care,
> Doug
> ______________________
> The Electronic Peasant
>
> www.electronicpeasant.com