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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
A cat who became seriously ill when it swallowed its owner's painkiller
tablet was saved when an NHS hospital in Dorset provided an antidote. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...00/8022289.stm -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
On May 2, 7:45*am, "Adrian" wrote:
A cat who became seriously ill when it swallowed its owner's painkiller tablet was saved when an NHS hospital in Dorset provided an antidote.http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...ewsid_8022200/... A round of applause to the hospital concerned! and a reminder to be careful with anything potentially toxic to cats- I now use an elastic band on the handle of the one cupboard where I keep my cleaning supplies and another on the cupboard where I keep my sort of house first aid kit (I don't have an actual first aid kit but it's where I store painkillers, sticking plasters, ibuprofen gel, cold and flu remedies etc) after the morning when I went into the kitchen and found someone had scattered my toilet cleaner, polish and all the other stuff (thankfully it's mostly child proof containers- I still can't open the sink unblocker myself!) over the kitchen floor. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
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: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...ewsid_8022200/... A round of applause to the hospital concerned! and a reminder to be careful with anything potentially toxic to cats- I now use an elastic band on the handle of the one cupboard where I keep my cleaning supplies and another on the cupboard where I keep my sort of house first aid kit (I don't have an actual first aid kit but it's where I store painkillers, sticking plasters, ibuprofen gel, cold and flu remedies etc) after the morning when I went into the kitchen and found someone had scattered my toilet cleaner, polish and all the other stuff (thankfully it's mostly child proof containers- I still can't open the sink unblocker myself!) over the kitchen floor. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I was bothered by this quote: "In the year we have had her she has kept us on our toes, both with her entertaining antics and relatively regular visits to the vet for one thing or another, but the paracetamol poisoning exceeds anything we could have imagined," she said. Is swallowing a pill left accessible by the cat all _that_ hard to imagine? |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
outsider wrote:
wrote in : http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...ewsid_8022200/... A round of applause to the hospital concerned! and a reminder to be careful with anything potentially toxic to cats- I now use an elastic band on the handle of the one cupboard where I keep my cleaning supplies and another on the cupboard where I keep my sort of house first aid kit (I don't have an actual first aid kit but it's where I store painkillers, sticking plasters, ibuprofen gel, cold and flu remedies etc) after the morning when I went into the kitchen and found someone had scattered my toilet cleaner, polish and all the other stuff (thankfully it's mostly child proof containers- I still can't open the sink unblocker myself!) over the kitchen floor. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I was bothered by this quote: "In the year we have had her she has kept us on our toes, both with her entertaining antics and relatively regular visits to the vet for one thing or another, but the paracetamol poisoning exceeds anything we could have imagined," she said. Is swallowing a pill left accessible by the cat all _that_ hard to imagine? I think it's only hard to imagine if it's _meant_ for the cat. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
outsider wrote: wrote in : http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...ewsid_8022200/... A round of applause to the hospital concerned! and a reminder to be careful with anything potentially toxic to cats- I now use an elastic band on the handle of the one cupboard where I keep my cleaning supplies and another on the cupboard where I keep my sort of house first aid kit (I don't have an actual first aid kit but it's where I store painkillers, sticking plasters, ibuprofen gel, cold and flu remedies etc) after the morning when I went into the kitchen and found someone had scattered my toilet cleaner, polish and all the other stuff (thankfully it's mostly child proof containers- I still can't open the sink unblocker myself!) over the kitchen floor. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I was bothered by this quote: "In the year we have had her she has kept us on our toes, both with her entertaining antics and relatively regular visits to the vet for one thing or another, but the paracetamol poisoning exceeds anything we could have imagined," she said. Is swallowing a pill left accessible by the cat all _that_ hard to imagine? Perhaps it depends upon the personalities of one's cats? In fifty-plus years of cat companions, I have NEVER had a cat who showed any interest in medications (human or otherwise), except for the entertainment value of batting a pill container around on the floor. |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in
: outsider wrote: wrote in : http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/...ewsid_8022200/. .. A round of applause to the hospital concerned! and a reminder to be careful with anything potentially toxic to cats- I now use an elastic band on the handle of the one cupboard where I keep my cleaning supplies and another on the cupboard where I keep my sort of house first aid kit (I don't have an actual first aid kit but it's where I store painkillers, sticking plasters, ibuprofen gel, cold and flu remedies etc) after the morning when I went into the kitchen and found someone had scattered my toilet cleaner, polish and all the other stuff (thankfully it's mostly child proof containers- I still can't open the sink unblocker myself!) over the kitchen floor. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I was bothered by this quote: "In the year we have had her she has kept us on our toes, both with her entertaining antics and relatively regular visits to the vet for one thing or another, but the paracetamol poisoning exceeds anything we could have imagined," she said. Is swallowing a pill left accessible by the cat all _that_ hard to imagine? Perhaps it depends upon the personalities of one's cats? In fifty-plus years of cat companions, I have NEVER had a cat who showed any interest in medications (human or otherwise), except for the entertainment value of batting a pill container around on the floor. My guys do chew on some of the small things the find but I don't think they would swallow a pill. Even so I _can_ imagine it happening and am very carefull with pills. It only takes once. |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
I think it's only hard to imagine if it's _meant_ for the cat.
-- LOL, A new method for pilling a cat. Pretend to be taking the pill yourself, along with plenty of "no, you can't have this" directed to the cat. Now pretend to accidentally drop it. I think it would work for Tank. |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
On May 3, 2:40*pm, AlisonT wrote:
LOL, A new method for pilling a cat. *Pretend to be taking the pill yourself, along with plenty of "no, you can't have this" directed to the cat. *Now pretend to accidentally drop it. *I think it would work for Tank. Many years ago we had Speedy Joe and a d thing called Motley. Both needed to be wormed, Speedy Joe was proving rather hard to pill (Read: Impossible- we once held his mouth shut and stroked his throat for over 5 minutes- he had swallowed several times but as soon as we let go, he spat the pill straight into Dave;s eye- we concluded he had a special "pill retaining" pouch in his throat) so I turned my attention to Motley who would eat anything and the box did say the pills were "palatable" so I put it in his bowl as he was about to eat it, Speedy Joe came in and from his point of view must have seen Motley getting a treat while he wasn;t, he shot forward, snatched the worming pill and ate it. A pill designed to worm a 65 pound dog swallowed by a 10-12 pound cat. Amazingly he seemed to suffer no side effects whatsoever Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Poorly cat saved by hospital drug
wrote in message ... Good point....the one exception hee is definite interest in the large, megaDHA fish oil capsules, which even I can smell, thinking if I was a feline......and I don't think the cats would care if they're from Norway or not. ************************* I'm at four of those blasted things a day now and the cats hang around to smell my breath after I take them at night. It is not a good thing when one gets stuck in your throat. I burp fish smell for over an hour after that happens. Pam S. |
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