Gary Drayton...What is The Thing Called.....

[gemee]

..that he uses to scan dug holes and mounds of dirt after the detector goes off? It is a rod about a foot long that is also a detector; What is that gadget called?
Update; Ok,..I just went to eBay and found it. It is called a pinpointer.

My cat may have swallowed a sewing needle that "disappeared" the other night. Waited at "Emergency" for 4 hours last night, wanting to have her x-rayed. Finally went home. Never did get in. I decided that if I had one of these gadgets for times like this, it could give me the "answer".

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

You are talking about a pin pointer?

 

[dts52]

I wouldn’t trust a pinpointer in a case such as yours. Swallowing a sewing needle will almost always result in a life-threatening scenario. A needle is not an object that is prone to being passed through the intestinal tract. It is much more likely to result in a punctured intestine and peritonitis.
dts

 

[franklin]

I wouldn’t trust a pinpointer in a case such as yours. Swallowing a sewing needle will almost always result in a life-threatening scenario. A needle is not an object that is prone to being passed through the intestinal tract. It is much more likely to result in a punctured intestine and peritonitis.
dts

An x-ray by your vet is your best option.

 

[gemee]

The problem is that you simply can not get into a vet here for a couple of weeks. It is absurd. Went to an emergency vet over the weekend and I waited 4 hours before finally going home.

 

[Robot]

The problem is that you simply can not get into a vet here for a couple of weeks. It is absurd. Went to an emergency vet over the weekend and I waited 4 hours before finally going home.

I would locate a 24-7 emergency vet and take your cat directly.

This being said...if you do nothing for 2 weeks... you will see if this needle does cause effects with your cat.

• vomiting.
• diarrhea.
• abdominal tenderness or pain.
• decreased appetite or anorexia.
• straining to defecate or producing small amounts of feces.
• lethargy.

If there is a stomach obstruction it will be visible by these effects.

This laxative for cats may enable passage.

https://www.mspca.org/angell_services/feline-megacolon-and-deobstipation/

Best wishes for your outcome!