Oscar is our youngest neutered male, about 10 months old (and 4+ kilos); he's got a lovely character, very sweet and a real cuddler, has a special spot in my heart!
Had a couple of chicken wings for my lunch; usually, would lock Oscar (and others) out in conservatory so I can eat in peace (Oscar is frantic for his food), but he was sleeping so I figured I was safe. He must have smelled the chicken, thought; he did a long distance kamikaze dive at the plate and scooped up one of the larger wing bones and before I could blink had swallowed it whole, then sat and started to wash his face. I freaked; threw the rest of the chicken in the bin, and grabbed him to see if I could get hold of it, but it was gone down his throat. Phoned the vet immediately, they don't really have an emergency service per se, but they know me and all 6 of our cats, and so told me to bring him in right away. I got him into the travel box and drove straight there, hair all over, drenched from rain. Poor Oscar was so freaked out, he cried all the way there, but wasn't coughing or choking or having trouble breathing. A nurse saw us right away, and got me calmed down, then our usual vet found out I was there and came in to check him (I was relieved to see her)...he seems ok for now, they admitted him and will sedate him a bit to get an xray and see how large the bone is and where it is. I didn't hear him chomp it, so I'm hoping he didn't splinter it, but she said it's not good to try and have him vomit it as it can hurt his throat on the way up, so they may have to do surgery to remove it. So I'm sitting here by phone waiting to hear.
I feel so bad, it was so stupid; I'm always so careful with these cats, what they can eat, only out in garden when we're out there with them, to have this happen really upsets me. We're supposed to go away for a week in about 3 weeks or so but I may have to cancel that if he has surgery...
