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PARACETAMOL POISONING IN A CAT AND ITS TREATMENT

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Title PARACETAMOL POISONING IN A CAT AND ITS TREATMENT
 
Creator P. Pothiappan
T. Muthuramalingam
R. Sureshkumar
G. Selvakumar
M. Thangapandiyan
G. D. Rao
 
Subject Cat
Paracetamol
Treatment
 
Description 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. 
 
Publisher Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
 
Date 2024-08-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/153615
10.56093/ijvasr.v43i5.153615
 
Source Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Research; Vol. 43 No. 5 (2014): IJVASR Sep - Oct 2014; 388-389
2347-2774
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/153615/55084
 
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