Riley is one lucky kitty

Riley coughed up what I thought was a hairball the other day. Except when I went to check it out it didn't look like any hairball that I had ever seen. Without getting into the gross details, after investigating I realized what it was - plastic. More specifically the drawstring portion of a kitchen garbage can liner. The only thing I can figure out is that it came from my office.

 

Under that opening is a large wastebasket to collect the shredding. I used to line the wastebasket with a kitchen garbage bag but last week Riley pulled it up through the hole so I threw the bag away, never looking to see if anything was missing. Apparently, he had already chewed off a portion and swallowed it.

Why is a good question. It can't have tasted good. 

I thought I was being careful. I never leave plastic bags around because I know he is attracted to them.

I just did not think he would do what he did.

And I am so grateful he didn't develop a blockage from that.

He - and I - are so lucky.