Acetaminophen is one of the most common ingredients in most household, an over the counter medicine. This aspirin-free ingredient is more commonly found in: Tylenol, Excedrin, Midol, Pamprin, Panadol, Paracetamol or Nyquil, to name a few that everyone knows, from your 60 year old grandma to your 6 year old next door neighbor son. The medicine are natural to cure your fever, headache or little pain but for your cat, it is fatal. Due to the cats body size and the lower enzyme levels in their liver, cats cannot metabolize this medicine like humans or even like other animals such as dogs. It doesn't matter how low the dose given of ingested, the drug has the potential to KILL your cat. Some signs that you cat may have ingested and been poisoned by acetaminophen are: labored breathing, discolored (brownish-gray) gums, low body temperature, uncoordinated when trying to walk, jaundice, swelling, unconsciousness or coma. If your cat shows these signs, take your cat and the medicine that may have been ingested to the vet immediately. More than likely, the vet will, as with most poisons, try to flush it out of the body as fast as possible to prevent further damage. So, when your beloved pet cat get sick DON'T get her a "medicine", get her to VET instead.
Go to this great page to learn more on the topic.
No comments:
Post a Comment