acetaminophen and cats

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To: "AZ Nomad"
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: acetaminophen and cats


We were using 1/8 of a tablet, and yes I am a ****ing idiot, not a troll.
Scot

----- Original Message -----
From: "AZ Nomad"
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:53 PM
Subject: acetaminophen and cats


On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:35:02 GMT,
wrote:


Acetaminophen & Cats

All should be aware of the toxicity of acetaminophen in cats:
A quick Google search revealed that apparently Acetaminophen is very
toxic
to cats:

"Acetaminaphen, the main ingredient of Tylenol and several other
non-aspirin
pain relievers. It possesses both analgesic and antipyretic effects.
The
feline toxic dosage is 50-100 mg/kg. One regular-strength tablet (325
mg)
may be toxic to cats, and a second could be lethal. One "extra
strength"
(500 mg) tablet can result in toxicosis."
I just learned this the hard way.

You ****ing idiot. One human dose of *anything* will kill a cat. Even
if
the stuff was safe for cats, a human dose on a cat would be like a human
taking twenty doses. Have you ever had to take 20 tablets lately? Or
do
you have a 160lb kittycat? And why the hell would you assume that what
is
safe for humans is safe for cats?

This has *got* to be a troll. Nobody is that stupid.




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