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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Toast is a Meowcro-plastic cat.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 35 points 1 month ago

Microplastics? Nah. Macroplastics? hell yah.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Had a cat that actively sought out plastic. She chewed through all my speaker wires. She'd eat tape if you let her.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

We have one that does that. We've legit taken her to the vet to make sure she's just fat and not filled with plastic.

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

My one cat loves tape. Anything sticky she will lick and or eat.

[–] neatchee@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

PSA: While chewing plastic is usually benign, silly cat behavior it can sometimes indicate something is off/wrong

Pulled from Purina's info page on plastic-chewing:

  • Although unusual, diseases like hyperthyroidism in cats, feline diabetes, anemia or dental issues might cause a cat to chew on plastic.

  • Stress or anxiety can cause cats to show changes in their behavior and chewing plastic can be one of many signs that your cat is feeling anxious

  • It is natural for cats to eat things that they can gnaw and chew. If they do not have this in their diet or provided in appropriate enrichment opportunities, they might be feeling the need to exercise their teeth and jaws on inappropriate items.

  • Many unusual behaviors are driven by pain – and chewing, gnawing, and eating often inappropriate things can be one of them

  • Cats can show compulsive cat behavior patterns, similar to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in humans.

  • Your cat might be telling you that they’re lacking some nutrients by biting plastic. If they feel like they’re missing out on something, they could resort to biting and chewing on other things

Learned this lesson the hard way once, so spreading the knowledge just in case :)

[–] holycrap@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Since this cat was getting diagnosed with diabetes I think it's a safe bet they identified the cause of the plastic chewing.

[–] neatchee@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Definitely seems likely!

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had one that loved to chew on plastic, but in more typical cat fashion: she was picky. She only liked the crinkly kind that's used as a safety seal around jars and bottles.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 6 points 1 month ago

It wouldn’t be a cat if it wasn’t picky even about what kinds of inedible plastic it wants to consume lol

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Mine pretends to chew and air-licks next to it. Then sits on it.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 7 points 1 month ago

My cat loves to lick plastic, but not actually bite it.