Your Pet Ate What?

The following is a list of some all too common and unusual items that dogs and cats are known to eat. This is according to the American Kennel Club's and PetPartners Inc.
No, homework didn't make the list! Sorry kiddos!

Cats:
Hair Bands: $1,505
Toy Ball: $1,454


Dogs:
Snail bait: $146
Toy: $ 669
Sock: $1,173
Golf Balls: $1,844
Dental floss: $3,590
Loose change: $1,018

Some things that Johnson Ranch Animal Clinic has seen that dogs and cats have eaten:

1. String
2. Baby bottle nipple
3. four pairs of underwear from one dog (and you thought the washer ate them?)
4. Rubber toy ring
5. Socks
6. Penny
7. Hard Bones
8. Hair Tie
9. Bottle Top

An All Time Danger for Cats:
String and Tinsel. This includes sewing thread. A cat can get these intertwined in their intestines causing sometimes fatal outcomes. Please keep your string up from kitty!

Even cats and dogs who are not known to eat garbage/toys, etc. can be sneaky. You may not think your pet gets into these things while you are away. Don't be fooled! It's not uncommon for us to hear that from owner's of pets who have had surgery to remove one of the above foreign objects!
If you have any of these things laying around the house please keep them up so your pet doesn't have a chance to ingest them.
Holiday Decorations pose to be a real threat for some pets.

Stay tuned for my next post where I will give you some Holiday Tips to keep your pets safe! Until then, have a Pawsitively Great Day!