Household Dangers

Bags with handles & Chip bags

All cats love bags – any bag – paper, plastic, leather straw etc. because they are fun to hide in and sometimes sleep in them.

But bags with handles and chip bags are a potential source of injury to cats.  As they try to squeeze their bodies into the bags their necks get wrapped around the handles and they can not free themselves.  This causes them to panic and run around the house trying to get out. When a cat sticks their head in a chip bag, they can suffocate.

While it may be amusing to watch, if they fall down the stairs or bang into a wall in a panic, they can cause serious injury to their bodies.  We have had some patients rip all their nails out trying to free themselves.

So please take precautions by cutting the handles off the plastic and paper bags and make sure your handbags and chip bags are out of reach of curious kitties investigating the contents.

Easter lilies are extremely toxic. Even the smallest bite of the plant can cause kidney failure. Lilies should never be around a house that has cats.