Clinical management of paracetamol poisoning in cat

Abstract

A six-month-old female cat and a four-month-old kitten were admitted to the hospital with the record of paracetamol administration and symptoms of facial and paw edema, cyanotic mucous membrane, dullness and depression, dehydration and loss of appetite. Based on history and clinical examinations, it was diagnosed to be a case of paracetamol poisoning and treated with acetylcysteine tablets at 150mg/kg body weight orally for the first time followed by 75mg/kg body weight orally for every 6-hours interval for seventeen times in the cat and ten times in the kitten. As a supportive treatment, two cats were given ascorbic acid at 30mg/kg body weight for three times a day for subsequent three days, as well as intravenous fluid therapy depending on severity. After careful treatment, both two cats were recovered successfully.