Cat chewing through treat bags to eat everything inside
Cats can easily puncture and rip open treat packaging left unattended, eating the entire contents and making themselves sick in the process. This leaves owners dealing with vomiting pets and needing secure, out-of-reach storage solutions to stop their cats from breaking into bulk packs.
What people tried
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- 1Stowing treats away where cats cannot reach themDid this help you?
In their words
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“Has your cat ever stolen a pack of temptations ......and eaten the whole lot after using his teeth all over until the bag lost integrity and spilled its contents?”source ↗
“Yes. Two kittens, actually. It was a “Mega-pak”. They wolfed the lot between them. One was subsequently sick.”source ↗
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