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Ginge the cat operated on by PDSA after eating tinsel | Ginge the cat operated on by PDSA after eating tinsel |
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A "curious" cat is recovering after swallowing about a metre (3ft) of tinsel strands. | |
Ginge, who is two-and-a-half years old, ate the silver Christmas tree decoration, which stuck in his throat and intestines. | Ginge, who is two-and-a-half years old, ate the silver Christmas tree decoration, which stuck in his throat and intestines. |
His owner, Joanne MacLeod of Brown Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, took him to the PDSA PetAid hospital after he vomited and became lethargic. | His owner, Joanne MacLeod of Brown Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, took him to the PDSA PetAid hospital after he vomited and became lethargic. |
She said the cat was "still not 100%", but was a "lot better in himself". | She said the cat was "still not 100%", but was a "lot better in himself". |
Tinsel on tongue | Tinsel on tongue |
Ms MacLeod said: "Ginge is a curious cat and likes shiny things. He had been chewing away at the silver thread on my scarf and also around the tinsel on the Christmas tree. | Ms MacLeod said: "Ginge is a curious cat and likes shiny things. He had been chewing away at the silver thread on my scarf and also around the tinsel on the Christmas tree. |
"He ate the strands of the tinsel and kept running away with them. When he started being sick and his personality changed, I knew something was wrong." | "He ate the strands of the tinsel and kept running away with them. When he started being sick and his personality changed, I knew something was wrong." |
Ms MacLeod has now taken the tinsel off the tree and is keeping Ginge clear of the Christmas decorations. | Ms MacLeod has now taken the tinsel off the tree and is keeping Ginge clear of the Christmas decorations. |
PDSA Stoke-on-Trent's PetAid hospital senior veterinary surgeon Jenny Powell said: "Ginge had a bit of tinsel just visible at the base of his tongue, indicating that he might have swallowed some of it. | PDSA Stoke-on-Trent's PetAid hospital senior veterinary surgeon Jenny Powell said: "Ginge had a bit of tinsel just visible at the base of his tongue, indicating that he might have swallowed some of it. |
During the operation, surgeons found tinsel running from his tongue through to parts of his intestines. | During the operation, surgeons found tinsel running from his tongue through to parts of his intestines. |
Ms Powell said: "We managed to remove a third of the tinsel by operating on Ginge's intestines and the rest we delicately removed through his mouth. He recovered very well and is now back to his old self." | Ms Powell said: "We managed to remove a third of the tinsel by operating on Ginge's intestines and the rest we delicately removed through his mouth. He recovered very well and is now back to his old self." |
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