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Eating string can be fatal for cats. Our cat has a giant scar from one when she blew up like a balloon after eating string and it getting tangled
Great time for a PSA: secure your yarn away from your precious kitties!
Yes, and if your cat has a string in the butt, cut it, don't pull it. If the cat starts vomiting or having diarrhea (with the string), it's vet time.
When I was young we had our kitten pass away because he ate Halloween decoration webs and they got wrapped around his intestines.
My dog ate part of a carpet, and had to have emergency surgery to remove it.
See also: ribbons
One of our cats has a really unhealthy obsession with ribbon. The sort used in gift-wrapping or for party balloons. If anyone happens to leave a piece of ribbon lying around she will absolutely find it and try to eat it. More than once this has resulted in massive vomiting and/or diarrhea.