What medicine should be kept at home when raising a cat?
0 Jul 26,2025
Cats cannot eat peonies. Peonies can cause poisoning in cats. Cats may have abnormal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, and fever. In severe cases, it can cause damage to the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, and even death. There are many clinical cases in which cats accidentally eat peonies, leading to irreversible gastrointestinal and multi-organ failure. Therefore, it is best not to keep peonies in homes where cats are raised.
How to deal with cats accidentally eating peonies
1. After eating poisonous peonies, it is recommended to induce vomiting immediately. You can dilute it with soapy water and then swallow it to make the cat vomit. Then send him to the hospital immediately. Inducing vomiting can be effective within 1-2 hours of accidentally eating. If the food is digested and absorbed beyond the time, you can only drink a lot of water to dilute the concentration of the poison in the blood.
2. It is not recommended that pet owners perform gastric lavage and enema at home, because generally speaking, after poisoning, in addition to gastric lavage and enema, kidney function needs to be maintained, which means infusion is needed to maintain breathing and prevent The cat is in shock.
3. For many cats, there is no specific antidote for plant poisoning. If the consumption is not large, drugs can be used to maintain metabolism and protect internal organs to see if the cat can survive it on its own.