Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Dawn F on April 28, 2008, 13:34:48 PM
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am I right in thinking we shouldn't give human drugs like this to cats????????????
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Oooh I wouldnt think so............aspirin thins the blood doesnt it , so wouldnt be good for Kitties? Are there any vets in here who could help?
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didn't think so - people never cease to amaze me
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According to signs in the waiting room at my vet, NO human painkillers whatsoever - apparently they are treating an increasing number of cases where people make illness and injury worse by then poisoning their pets with human medication. One of my neighbours gives her dog small doses of painkillers, and even sedatives prescribed for her own use - she reckons she's worked out the correct dosage based on his weight in comparison to an average person, but I swear it's only a matter of time until she poisons him. I also know someone who gave their dog Benylin because he had a cough, and he died >:(
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this person is treating a cat for a suspected stroke after finding out that aspirin is used (presumably in humans) on the internet - If I knew where she lived I'd report her
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Asprin can be given to cats and for the reason just mentioned as indeed that is what a vet told me to do, however, it must be only a small dose and only on vets advice.
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that's a relief, she is giving a quarter of a tab per day but I have to add it is instead of taking it to the vet
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Well you learn sommat new everyday!
Mt attitude is that I wouldnt take Cat medecin unless it was prescribed by my doctor - similarly my cats dont get medecin unless it is precribed by the vet (with the exception of frontline!)
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paracetamol is deadly to cats. There are quite a lot of human meds used on cats, often for different conditions than they are used for in humans. Only by vets though.
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My vet recommended aspirin for my old female who had a heart murmur but to be honest I was very nervous giving it, she has died now (not as a result of giving or not giving aspirin I hasten to add) :-[
Vet advice only I would think though.
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that's a relief, she is giving a quarter of a tab per day but I have to add it is instead of taking it to the vet
The dose is 1/4 tab every 3 days - it takes cats 72 hours for cats to metabolise aspirin :scared: - otherwise it will build up and poison the cat :scared:
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omg - I might have known - she said "well we came home and it couldn't hold it's head up so I was all for taking it to the vet but my husband said no lets look on the internet" a little knowledge really is a dangerous thing.
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It is fatal >:(
10mg per kg body weight every 48 - 72 hours
http://www.cat-world.com.au/AspirinPoisoning.htm
One site said if you give a bat aspirin every 4 hours, it will be dead in 2 days :scared:
They need to get it to the vet now :'(
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Mark it won't happen, she won't take it to the vet. I honestly can't do anything on this one (unlike the fortekor fiasco) I see this woman once a year at a meeting
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Why are people such cheapskates with their animal's lives >:(
I would love to give her a stomach full of aspirin and see her haemorrhage - it's not nice (not going into detail but I know 1st hand)
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on reflection I might email the link you posted to her, I mean she did tell me about the cat knowing I was interested in cats - its just friendly advice after all (haven't heard from fortekor friend though!!)
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Yep, I've chanced across these websites that mention the use of human painkillers on cats, I winced :shocked:. Apparently thay can be used but in EXTREMELY LOW doses. i would never self medicate my animals without the vets permission to use the drug. Just too big a can of worms and heartbreak if you get it wrong :(
Looks like this is going to end badly, poor little mite, bless your soul little one :Luv2:
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This is a better link as it gives dosage
http://www.valleypetnews.com/venerable_vet_i.htm
It is a horrible death and attacks so many organs - also difficult to reverse.
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:scared: I do hope she gets the message! :(
I remember this been mentioned before on here and luckily we managed to stop the person it time! :scared:
Cant find it through the search link though! :tired:
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Here's the link! ;)
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,5494.0.html
It was actually an error on behalf of the vets! :Crazy: