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Cat ingested ant/roach spray ... possibility of lasting damage?
One of my cats (4-year-old male) is at the vet right now. Short version, I
sprayed for ants (Raid) around the baseboard in the kitchen where his water and food bowls sit. I thought I had waited until it dried enough to put them back, but apparently I didn't and some either got in his food/water or he got it on his paws and licked it off (he's a very fastidious groomer), because this a.m. he started showing signs of having ingested it. His pupils were way dilated, he didn't seem like he was in pain or anything but he looked he was practically stiff with fright although he was walking around OK and did eat something. I took him immediately to the vet, who came in on the holiday, and he took one look at the cat and said he did get into ant/roach spray because he's showing the signs of it having made his nervous system hyper which is what that does. The vet says the cat seems in good shape otherwise, checked his heart, breathing, etc., so he gave him a shot of atropine, will keep him overnight and expects him to be OK in 24 hours or so. I will be more careful with bug spray from now on, ants are eating us alive in the South this summer but I'd rather have ants than harm one of my felines. My question is, even though the vet has painted a very optimistic picture about this, could there be any chance of lasting damage, and if so what do I need to look for? |
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