Liepāja Animals Eat Everything — Even Veterinarians Wonder Where They Got So Much Rope

Veterinarian Gatis Kalniņš reveals a shocking truth — our pets eat everything that isn't screwed down. But before you panic and think your cat has turned cannibal, know this — more often it's just regular gastritis, not that Muris ate your iPhone.

The most interesting discovery — cats swallow foreign objects more often than dogs. The reason? Their tongues are like sandpaper — once they start swallowing, they can't stop. It's like potato chips, only much more dangerous. Dogs, on the other hand, are simply ready to eat everything — they have no principles whatsoever. If there are other dogs around or their owner, they'll hastily swallow even their own toys so no one else can take them.

Meeting the veterinarian on Pētera Street, local pet owners often ask: 'Doctor, my cat ate a sock — will it die?' The answer is usually no, but the X-ray will be expensive. The veterinarian admits that diagnosing foreign objects is like detective work — combining X-rays, sonography, and everything else medicine has to offer.

Since the wind constantly blows in our city, animals probably think everything flying through the air is edible. Toy store owners would certainly be grateful if animals at home just chewed them instead of swallowing them whole. But as the locals say — if an animal can survive a Liepāja winter, then a couple of swallowed socks won't hurt it.