Bad Pet Parent

karimychel

and why I know I'm not ready for children..

I used some drain-o to unclog the tub drain this morning. I closed the glass sliding glass doors and came downstairs to grab towels. Upon my return, I see my cat sitting in the tub with the drain-o licking her paws. 

I freaked out, and yelled for DH. You could tell she had draino on her fur, but it didn't feel like she had any around her mouth.  I ran to the other bathroom, and started running water and rummaged through the house to find some cat shampoo we had from when she was a kitten. She hated us, I have 3 large cuts on my arm from her nails.

I proceeded to cry for a 1/2 hour while holding her trying to dry her off. DH called the emergency vet and got some info on what else we should do and what signs we should look for.  They said to keep an eye on her for an hour, and see if she shows any signs, and they also told us to give her a few tablespoons of milk. She never gets milk, so she LOVED it.

All in all she seems to be doing fine, and after my freak out with the cat and being irresponsible with the drain-o, I think it shows kids shouldn't be anywhere in the immediate future. 

kaesha

Aw, hope everything remains okay with your kitty!

starsailorr26

I'm sorry I hope your kitty is okay.

sushisamba

Eek!  I hope kitty is ok.

snoopy3319

I assure you every pet parent has these moments. Glad to hear kitty is doing okay.

They say if you ever need to induce vomiting, use peroxide. I've never had to do it, but I've had some friends that it worked well for.

LesPaul

Aww, I hope she's ok.  I have this exact fear, since my two kittys like to get in the bathtub and stare at the drain.

abarber340

I'm glad to hear that your kitty is doing ok.

MandeeFoFandee

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she's okay! sneaky girl!

ring_pop

Aww hope she's OK (and glad to hear she sounds OK so far)!

Bailey17

Don't beat yourself up Kari, accidents happen! Glad to hear she's doing ok so far!

auntb86

Ditto Bailey! Don't beat yourself up!

aryl

That is scary.  I had that happen to my dog when he was a puppy.  My brothers left the drain-o on the ground, it spilled and he licked it up.  It burned his tongue pretty badly.

I am glad the kitty is okay though!