My sisters cat ingested two extra strength paracetamol about 1 week and a half ago, without any of us knowing, shes got no sense of smell and weak taste buds ( birth defect) so she at mine for three weeks following being spayed as my sister was working too much to properly look after her, then about 2 days before going home, she was vomitting and dead lethargic, we had no idea why,. but she seemed to improve when she returned home, then yesterday we found 2 capsules with bite marks all over in her favourite spot, barely any powder left and only 1 half of the capsule remaining, so i told my sister to take her the vet asap, she hasnt still ( claims shes working too much
but apparently the cat seems completely healthy, so i was thinking, it could be because she vomitted straight away? all the toxins came back up? she was also foaming at the mouth which made me more suspicious she had took something toxxic then finding the capsules was kinda like proof, but why no other symptoms? COnfused! Any ideas?

I think you need to get her to a vet asap! Paracetamol is highly toxic to cats. You'll be lucky if she hasn't already suffered any kidney or liver damage! Please get your sister to take her, or take her yourself. The quicker the better.

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^^^^ Agreed! If your sister won't take the kitty, stage an intervention and take them yourself!

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Basil & Sybil

i have just watched a vet program this morning where a cat was brought in afte having swallowed paracetamol.

that poor cat suffered something terrible and it was too late to save it.

i would get it to a vet asap!!!

it may not show early symptoms, other symptons can take a few days and it could take days of suffering before death.

vomiting and lethargy are two of the early symptoms of poisoning.

that cat needs to be seen by a vet

poor kitty, i agree with the others, take it to the vet. Hope its not to late.

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Well, if it happened 10 days ago, and the cat is still alive, it sounds like she has vomited most of it up.
But I would gert her to a vet ASAP, there probably will be some liver or kidney damage, which may be a slow killer, even though she survived the acute effects.

But really, you should have taken her to the vet at once as she started foaming at the mouth and vomiting, even though, at the time, you didn't know what it was she had eaten. You are VERY lucky she is still alive.

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Please take her to a vet.

Paracetamol causes kidney and liver failure in cats. This will be why she is lethargic and vomiting. Organ failure is slow and painful, and she will go downhill fast - this is the time she needs to be with a vet, because if you wait until the organs have failed, the vet won't be able to help and her life will be drastically shortened.

Hopefully, she will have vomited up most of the poison and any damage will be minimal, but she needs help. It is imperative that she gets it soon - if your sister can't take her, try posting where abouts you are and people on here may be able to help or advise things.

All the best x

after a few days trying to get hold of my sister i managed to, and convinced her to take kitty to the vets and said she will will take her tomorrow, which i dont believe so ill be making the app and taking the kitty to my vets, still trying to get an emergency appointment for tonight sometime, just hoping she puked most of it back up, or that maybe it was some less severe drug capsule even though are the same colours as the paracetamol we get :/ lets hope for the best

Thanks for the update and well done for stepping in and making sure kitty gets the necessary care Fingers crossed it's nothing serious

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