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\"buster2\"<\/a>When Buster \u2013 Corinne Supernor\u2019s beautiful black and white cat \u2013 got sick, it was because of an unusual appetite: he liked to chew plastic bags.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuster would go into the pantry and get ahold of sandwich baggies and chew at them,\u201d she said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know what he was doing. Pretty much any plastic he could get his little paws on, he\u2019d eat it. He liked the noise of it and I guess he just enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It proved \u2013 like some things humans eat compulsively \u2013 to be a dangerous and expensive habit. In February last year, Corinne and husband Robert noticed that their cat wasn\u2019t eating or drinking and was not acting normally. So they took him to Alisos Animal Hospital near their Mission Viejo home.<\/p>\n

Dr. David Bahou put Buster on an IV, Corinne said, gave him round-the-clock antibiotics and tried to rehydrate him. \u201cThen they did an x-ray. It showed a blockage in his digestive system. They tried giving him barium to make it pass,\u201d she said, \u201cand that didn\u2019t work so they decided to give him surgery. That\u2019s when we found out he had been eating plastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buster soon was on the road to recovery. But the Supernors were in a financial bind. \u201cWe really didn\u2019t have the money to pay for the surgery,\u201d Corinne said. She and her husband both work full time but \u201cwith all our other bills it was hard to come up with $4,000. And we didn\u2019t have pet insurance so it was all out of pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hospital recommended Angel Fund to help with the costs. \u201cThat was wonderful,\u201d she said. \u201cThat was such a blessing. We told them our story and what we had been going through with Buster and they gave us a grant, which helped us greatly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel Fund and the hospital each contributed $500. Corinne and Robert put the balance on a credit card and are slowly paying it off.<\/p>\n

And Buster? \u201dHe is doing great. He got really skinny when he was sick. But he\u2019s healthy again. And he loves playing with his brother [a litter mate]. He\u2019s full of life again. He\u2019s a bundle of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the Supernors keep a close eye on him. That tempting plastic is kept out of reach. \u201cIt was pretty scary. We do not want him going through that ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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