Cats are curious little animals, and may be curious about anything at home, such as the medicine cabinet at home. Human drugs can be said to have a certain degree of harm to cats. If the cat accidentally eats, it may lead to cat poisoning, so the prevention and treatment of cat drug poisoning is something that every parent needs to care about.

1. What are the symptoms of cat poisoning?

There are many kinds of drugs, and the symptoms of drug poisoning in cats are also different. Generally speaking, when cats are poisoned by drugs, the main performance is poor mental state. If they don't eat or drink, they will vomit and diarrhea, or have difficulty breathing, their body temperature will change, the mucous membranes of their mouths, noses and eyes will even turn blue-purple, and the cat's face may appear in the water. Of course, if the situation is more serious, liver damage may occur, and if the situation is more serious, the cat may die.

To treat the problem of drug poisoning in cats, we have to go to a pet hospital, and most parents have no ability to deal with it. Bian Xiao reminded that if the cat has abnormal conditions or similar symptoms after taking the medicine, please send it to the hospital quickly, and don't delay the time without reason. The sooner you feel that you are in the hospital, the threat to the cat's life will be reduced by one point. The sooner a cat with drug poisoning is treated, the greater the possibility of its health recovery.

Second, what should cats do if they eat cold medicine by mistake?

It's simple, just don't give cats cold medicine for eating people. The medicine boxes of commonly used medicines at home must be locked and put away. Don't put cold medicine casually to prevent cats from accidentally swallowing cold medicine while playing.

So what if it is really unfortunate to find that your cat has secretly taken cold medicine? First of all, cats should be induced to vomit with concentrated physiological saline as soon as possible within 4~6 hours after taking the medicine. The sooner the cat is induced to vomit, the better the effect. Then it should be sent to a large regular pet hospital with conditions as soon as possible for antidote treatment. When breathing is difficult, there are also oxygen inhalation and infusion. If the cat swallows cold medicine for more than 6 hours, the chance of recovery may be small, because most of the medicine taken at that time has been absorbed.

Finally, remind the owners again: don't take it for granted to feed your cats and dogs with human medicine, or you may lose them. When cats and dogs are unwell, they should see a doctor or consult a doctor as soon as possible before giving medicine, because there is still a big difference between people and animals.

Third, prevent drug poisoning in cats.

The small family medicine box must be put away and locked. At the same time, it is not allowed to feed human medicine to cats at will. If you want to feed it, you should consult a veterinarian first. Because many drugs that are effective and safe for humans may be fatal for cats. For example, cold medicine is very effective and safe for people, but its component "acetaminophen" can cause poisoning reaction in cats, and 500 mg can kill a cat of about 3 kg. There are also some commonly used drugs at home, such as painkillers, antineoplastics, antidepressants, diet pills and so on. It is possible to poison cats with a small dose.

Cats are naturally adventurous and curious about any food, so not only drugs, such as some flowers and sewage, are harmful to cats, so we should not only prevent drug poisoning in cats, but also pay attention to other aspects in our daily life.