Not knowing any better, since I was raised without cats in the house, I married a two cat owner.
After a trip to the vet..the wife and vet suggested I place a place in the cats mouth and force it down the cats throat with my thumb.
That was 30 years ago..I retain a 3 inch scar on my thumb. When I look at it..I grimace.
I will not state in this forum what happened to the cat.
I can say a trip to the vet would have been futile.
I love LOL cats.