22/12/2025
PARACETAMOL TOXICITY
This is Mop, Charlotte the vet's naughty cat. On Sunday morning he was mucking around with pills and managed to eat some paracetamol.
As a general rule any human medication should be considered unsafe for pets unless directed by a vet. Paracetamol is very toxic to cats, so the first step was to try and make him sick. However cats are really hard to induce vomiting in.... ... After two failed attempts to make him sick it was off to Vets Now Glasgow to get him the antidote and start him on aggressive treatment for paracetamol ingestion. After 6hrs in the icu he was back home to continue therapy and we're happy to report that his blood results are normal and Mop is expected to make a full recovery.
Please be mindful of human medications and if in doubt always seek veterinary advice if your little one has snaffled something they shouldn't have!