That brings back memories.
My Cat grab a needle out of my daughters hand while she was sewing. She swallowed it before we got to her, lucky for her it stuck in her throat. We rushed her to pet emergency and the vet took the needle right out...... here the clincher, she had swallowed a lot of thread a few days before and it had gotten into the lower intestines she would have died if she hadn't grabbed that needle. All this for only $1000.00 after surgery!