Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with weakness and vomiting from medical waste poisoning
By Septyana eka Rahmawati et al.·Published in ARSHI Veterinary Letters·2023·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Medical waste poisoning in a cat and the success of healing therapy at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Educational Mandalika University
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old cat was brought to the vet after showing signs of weakness, pale gums, and vomiting foamy fluid. Tests revealed that the cat had poisoning, along with an infection and a type of anemia. The veterinarian treated the cat with an antidote, supportive fluids, anti-inflammatory medication, and multivitamins. After a week of care, the cat fully recovered and returned to its normal self.
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Abstract
Poisoning in cats is often caused by their behavior, which often investigates what they see and find. This paper reported a case of poisoning in a cat with the results of clinical examination, hematological examination, and therapy in a three-year-old cat with symptoms of weakness, paleness, and vomiting foamy fluid. Hematological examination revealed that the cat had an infection and hyperchromic macrocytic anemia. Therefore, the cat was diagnosed with poisoning. Treatment with anti-dot, ringer lactate supportive, anti-inflammatory, and multivitamins was administered as follow-up treatment until he recovered for a week at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Educational Mandalika University.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/cebf577c0e898ebd263ec7b140123b43a019ade1