| Acetaminophen is one of the most common | | | | jaundice, swelling, unconsciousness or coma. If your cat |
| ingredients in most household medicines. This | | | | shows these signs, take your cat and the medicine |
| aspirin-free ingredient is more commonly found in: | | | | that may have been ingested to the vet immediately. |
| Tylenol, Excedrin, Midol, Pamprin or Nyquil, to name a | | | | More than likely, the vet will, as with most poisons, try |
| few. | | | | to flush it out of the body as fast as possible to |
| It may seem a natural thought to administer the same | | | | prevent further damage. |
| pain medicines that work on you when you have a | | | | Some household over the counter medicines (such as |
| sick cat but such action could seriously harm or even | | | | aspirin) are sometimes prescribed to cats for various |
| kill your cat. Due to the cats body size and the lower | | | | illnesses but should always be done so by a licensed |
| enzyme levels in their liver, cats cannot metabolize this | | | | veterinarian. As with children, keep all medicines up |
| medicine like humans or even like other animals such | | | | away from your pets. They may think they look like |
| as dogs. | | | | fun little toys or some sort of yummy new treat. |
| Some signs that you cat may have ingested and been | | | | If you think your cat has been poisoned always keep |
| poisoned by acetaminophen are: labored breathing, | | | | your vet and the poison control phone numbers close |
| discolored (brownish-gray) gums, low body | | | | at hand. |
| temperature, uncoordinated when trying to walk, | | | | |