I am so sorry for your loss. I to have a cat that will eat anything. She does though up alot of times. I guess I am lucky she has not got anything that requires surgeries.
I know when I was a kid; I had a cat that liked my yarn and one day (not knowing what I should do) I pull the string out and was amazed it was about 4 ft long. Don't remember what happened to the cat after that, it was a long time ago.
Thanks again for the reminder.