PARACETAMOL POISONING IN A CAT AND ITS TREATMENT
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P. Pothiappan
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7.
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T. Muthuramalingam
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7.
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R. Sureshkumar
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7
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G. Selvakumar
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7.
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M. Thangapandiyan
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7.
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G. D. Rao
Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras, Veterinary College, Chennai-7
Keywords:
Cat, Paracetamol, TreatmentAbstract
A two year old male cat was presented to the Emergency and Critical Care Unit with a history of inappetence after paracetamol 300 mg (Half tablet of 600 mg) administration overnight. On clinical examination the cat had a mild elevation of vital signs. Based on history and clinical signs the case was diagnosed as paracetamol poisoning and treated with activated charcoal a total dose of 3 g)orally and N-acetyl cysteine intravenously at 140 mg/kg along with Ringer’s lactate, 10 ml/kg b.wt. The owner was advised to administer Nacetyl cysteine at 70 mg/kg orally for every 6 hours for five times. After treatment the cat was recovered successfully.
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