I promptly informed Harry of the problem and told him to get the car so we could go to the ER. Once we arrived at the ER (me in my black cashmere sweater COVERED with orange cat hair) Joey was taken to get x-rays. When we got the x-rays back we could clearly see the needle lodged in his throat. Two things were positive about this, first of all the needle went down eye first so the pointy side wasn't going in first. The second positive was it was stuck in his throat and the vet was able to do a "needle extraction" without surgery (FYI, the cost of a needle extraction is $30). He had punctured his esophagus but a coating medicine and an antibiotic should keep him from getting sick.
We were unable to get the x-ray (or more like we were unwilling to pay for another copy of it) but I found this picture online that is very similar to Joey's x-ray.
This x-ray doesn't show this cat's whole body, but Harry thought the amount of food in Joey's belly was hilarious (the boy loves to eat).Joey is now home safe and sound with us (he does owe us $255 for his emergency vet bill) but we will just put it on his tab. He is still very much drugged and has fallen over multiple times. He should be up and around acting normal in no time. In the meantime, he's enjoying spacing out and listening to his favorite Neil Young song, "The Needle and the Damage Done".
Joey when we arrived home from the ER. His bandage covers his drug injection point.
"Drugged" Joey sitting on the railing. He had just fallen off the railing prior to this picture being taken.
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awwwww poor Joey
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