Anyone got any tips...?

[souffle]

oh no I don't like the look of that 
No way I'd put that on a cat though I guess maybe if it was needed for a vet examination it might be used briefly!!

[heather sullivan]

I was joking when I said a cat muzzle............. but then I went off to google it:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.proguardpets.com/images/cat%2520mesh%2520%2520%25208x8%2520close%2520up.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.proguardpets.com/mesh-muzzle-p-90.html&usg=__S2bv8Dr07sbsBq_tsjUb0F5vYlc=&h=521&w=800&sz=153&hl=en&start=14&zoom=1&tbnid=44AnaiGEH3L7HM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=143&ei=q4Y5Uv2nI8Oh0QXbMQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcat%2Bmuzzle%26um%3D1%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26hl%3Den-GB%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&sa=X&ved=0CEYQrQMwDQ

[JackSpratt]

It's a pretty rural area, souffle. Hence the rabbits....  Do they even make cat muzzles?

I didn't think there was anything that could really be done. Just thought I'd ask.

[heather sullivan]

a cat muzzle?

[souffle]

Gosh a WHOLE rabbit! 
I'm not sure how she even swallowed that amount! The pelt on a rabbit is quite thick and she would be unable to digest that amount of rabbit hence her problems.
It may be that there are rabbits dying with myxomatosis in the area and she has picked one up. I doubt you can stop a free ranging cat eating what it chooses however it might be an idea to keep a close eye around for any dead or dying rabbits and dispose of those before she comes across them. She probably has an easily walkable territory to keep a check over.

[JackSpratt]

A friend of mine recently had a massive scare when her cat was rushed to the emergency vets with a stomach issue. Transpires it was an obstruction; in the  shape of an entire rabbit. Not even one  the cat had hunted, because there were fly eggs present when the operation produced the rabbit so it must have already passed on.

She's terrified of it happening again due to increased risks after the first instance. Anyone any ideas on how to stop her little lady consuming already dead animals entire?  I honestly couldn't think of anything at all.