1Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mettupalayam, Puducherry – 605 009 (Puducherry)
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Online published on 24 January, 2012.
A four month old cat was reported with the history of inappetance and vomiting after administering acetaminophen (paracetamol) for pyrexia. On clinical examination, the kitten was depressed, pale mucous membrane, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypothermia and pronounced facial edema. The animal was treated symptomatically and its outcome discussed.
Acetaminophen, cat, paracetamol, toxicity
