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Brian Link - 03 Jul 2005 02:19 GMT

I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?

As I've mentioned before, Louis fancies himself an alley-cat and likes
to eat inedible things (I almost want to get a stomach x-ray to make
sure there's no bolts or gobs of aluminum foil in there).

Tonight my wife was cleaning and found a pack of tylenol gel-caps with
characteristic Cat-bite marks. The capsules seemed to be intact, but
I'm concerned.

With foil and plastic, Louis just seems to like to chew on it. Are
Tylenol or Advil dangerous for cats?

Thanks

BLink

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Mary - 03 Jul 2005 02:22 GMT

> I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?
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Well, I'm glad one of you is finally cleaning up that sty you live in.
Now maybe the cats won't wake you up knocking over beer bottles.
It might be a good idea if you two could muster the energy to keep
drugs out of reach of your cats.

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Karen - 03 Jul 2005 02:42 GMT

> I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?
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> BLink

BAD. VERY toxic.

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whitershadeofpale - 03 Jul 2005 02:45 GMT

Brian Link wrote:>

> The capsules seemed to be intact.

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Cheryl - 03 Jul 2005 02:47 GMT

> I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?
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Acetaminophen is toxic to cats. I'd be on the lookout for a swollen
face from what I've read. Keep that stuff out of harms way. I know
from having 2 pre-cats that are about Louis's age that they get
into EVERYTHING. LIke to chew, mouth, lick everything.

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Cheryl

"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited
breath."
- W.C. Fields

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sriddles@aol.com - 03 Jul 2005 03:25 GMT

> I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?
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I'm not an expert, but I would think tylenol is extremely toxic to a
cat's liver if they manage to get enough of it. All cats are curious,
and manage to get into what they're not supposed to. You just have get
into the same mindset you would have if you had a 2-year-old. Gauge
everything by it's edible-ness by Louis's criteria (which is probably
pretty loose) and put it away accordingly.
I have a hard time keeping the fish food out of reach.

Sherry

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Candace - 03 Jul 2005 08:47 GMT

> I'm not an expert, but I would think tylenol is extremely toxic to a
> cat's liver if they manage to get enough of it. All cats are curious,
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> I have a hard time keeping the fish food out of reach.

I heard about a cat a few years ago who licked a tylenol gel cap, had
seizures, and died. Aspirin can be bad but nothing like tylenol.
Aspirin can be given in minute doses under a vet's direction but
tylenol is never given.

Candace

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sriddles@aol.com - 03 Jul 2005 13:25 GMT

> > I'm not an expert, but I would think tylenol is extremely toxic to a
> > cat's liver if they manage to get enough of it. All cats are curious,
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This doesn't surprise me. He's very lucky.
Sherry

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CatNipped - 03 Jul 2005 16:01 GMT

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What is it about tropical fish food that drives some kitties crazy???!
Jessie goes nuts over it (I used it as her "treat" after giving her her
antibiotics last week). It's like potato chips for cats - they can't eat
just one flake!!! My vet said her cats raided her cabinet and chewed
through the cardboard container to get the flakes (she also said that a
little taste each night is not harmful - in fact the fish oils and other
fish products are good in a (very) limited amount). None of my other three
are at all interested, though.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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sriddles@aol.com - 03 Jul 2005 21:14 GMT

> What is it about tropical fish food that drives some kitties crazy???!
> Jessie goes nuts over it (I used it as her "treat" after giving her her
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Mine particularly like the shrimp pellets that are for the
bottom-feeders. It's a cellophane/foil bag, and it always has cat-bites
on it. The regular food is in plastic bottles, and they can't get to
them. Biskit comes over and SCREAMS when someone's feeding the fish. So
I suspect she is the guilty party.

Sherry

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CatNipped - 03 Jul 2005 21:37 GMT

> > What is it about tropical fish food that drives some kitties crazy???!
> > Jessie goes nuts over it (I used it as her "treat" after giving her her
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> Sherry

Jessie too. We tap on the side of the fish tank with the foot canister so
the fish will know it's feeding time, and no matter where Jessie is in the
house she comes running and screaming for her taste.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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clfr@adelphia.net - 04 Jul 2005 03:52 GMT

> I know aspirin is quite toxic for cats, but what about Tylenol?

Tylenol is even worse than aspirin. Aspirin is occasionally prescribed
for a cat's pain/discomfot, but only in tiny doses, & at relatively
lengthy intervals between doses. (Takes a long time to clear a cat's
system.) Tylenol, OTOH, is not given to cats - even by vets, nor even
in minute doses.

Cathy

> As I've mentioned before, Louis fancies himself an alley-cat and likes
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Shadow Walker - 09 Jul 2005 06:47 GMT

Tylenol is deadly to cats.

Shadow Walker

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