Cats eating rubber bands

We have a cat that is not very smart. He eats things that he finds on the floor. One day he ate a bunch of rubber bands that he found on a dresser.

He stopped eating his food and hid in a corner. Obviously feeling very sick.

We took him to the vet who x-rayed him and found that his intestines were completely blocked. The only way to save him was for them to operate on his stomach and remove the blockages.

$800 later this is the result.