Worried mom spend $4,000 after orange goober cat swallows sewing needle, and after a sleepless night, he survives thanks to quick decision-making of his pawrents

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
May 28, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

We don't know how we're going to have hooman children one day if we can barely keep our heads on straight with our feline ones. Seriously. Last week one of our cats all but stopped eating for a few days, so we took her to the vet to see if something was wrong. $400 later, the vet told us she just has a tummy-ache from eating too quickly. As soon as we got home, she started eating again and then attempted to climb to the top of the curtains. We think it's safe to say she's feeling better.

This is a purrfectly calm story compared to the night these pawrents had. They spent a sleepless (and very expensive) night at the emergency vet after their orange brain-cell-less goober cat decided to chomp down on mom's cross-stitching needle. But luckily, thanks to the quick actions of mom and dad, this ginger goofball is back to being as healthy as a horse. Scroll down to read the full story below!

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    Tetravex09 Little man snagged my cross stitch needle and thread from my project and ran away. Apparently, he thought we were playing an awesome new game as I tried to chase him down as he chomped away.
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    The emergency vet had to call in their Internalist and get the needle out using a scope via his mouth. Thankfully it was a blunt needle and there wasn't any additional damage.
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    He is unrepentant and woke me up screaming for food.
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    The culprit Spren
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  • They always return to the scene of the crime. We hope this orange cat chooses to munch on something less sharp next time, though, like a Churu or some tasty chimken. Much nicer than a needle.

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    SugarWolf211 His a doesnt regret it either
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    Plastic Mercury Bless his little pea brain.
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    lionbon Why does he look so innocent
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    JustHereForCookies17 Were you possibly saving up for a vacation or other large purchase?
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    In the horse world, we joke that horses can sense when we're trying to save up for a vacation & choose that time to inflict some inane injury upon themselves, resulting in an outrageous vet bill. Bonus points if they require the vet to come out late at night or on a weekend, which usually costs extra.
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    Meanwhile, r/CatsWhoCrochet would probably appreciate your story, and I'm glad your little brainless is OK!!
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    CeelaChath Arrna r/roastmycat Little goblin needs to serve a sentence. Glad he's okay.
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    Resident_B ch I'm glad your baby is doing well and you saw what happened so you could act immediately!
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  • If this happened to us, we would be useless - our partner would have to take control of the situation. We would be an anxious mess. He is the one who works well under pressure. We crumble under pressure.

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    This brainless dumb dumb swallowed a needle and nylon jewelry making cord (basically fishing line) when he was 7 years old. The needle miraculously passed all the way
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    through without puncturing anything, but that still left the string which required surgical removal. He's 13 now and still waiting for his turn with the braincell.
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    ThessalyRune He looks like he's planning his next expensive snack
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    FoxySarah71 Sorry for your sleepless night and huge vet bill! He's adorable, but some of our furry friends do seem to entirely lack common sense.
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    I have a tux and I was doing some DIY, she complained that I had barred her out of the area, so I let her in... Big mistake! Everything was fine for the first few minutes, but then I heard a strange grinding/crunching noise, and
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    turned around to find her trying to eat a screw! Thankfully I caught her in time and managed to get it back out of her mouth, but she's now firmly banned from DIY, no matter how loudly she complains about it!
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    Dismal_9873 First of all, so glad he's ok! Hope you're ok too-pet health scares are awful.
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    This seems like a very 'orange' twist in taste testing. They would likely argue that it produces more comprehensive data as to the edible nature of an unknown object. Whereas most other pets would likely immediately identify this object
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    as inedible-if they identified it at all-not only will oranges succeed in finding it, they will process it internally. The precision of this testing is further augmented by medical findings in veterinary medicine settings.
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