Actually, neither cats nor dogs should be given cold medicines for humans. Let’s discuss the reasons in detail below.
The cause may be misjudged
The most common basis for owners to judge that their pet has a cold That is, sneeze, runny nose. However, for pets, many conditions can cause these symptoms.
For dogs, it is possible to have one or more of the above symptoms, ranging from mild to mild allergies such as canine distemper with a high mortality rate.
For mild symptoms, delaying treatment may worsen the condition. In severe cases, delaying could mean losing its life.
For cats, in addition to allergies and respiratory irritation similar to dogs, there is also a typical symptom of a highly contagious disease. point, that’s the nasal branch.
The feline nasal branch, also known as herpes virus infection, mainly affects the cat’s nasolacrimal glands. Affected cats often have symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes.
If the cause is misdiagnosed, it will not only endanger the life of the cat, but also may expand the infection and hurt more cats.
Therefore, we suggest that when pets are abnormal, do not jump to conclusions or trust online news.
Because we have no way of knowing whether the person who wrote these words on the other side of the web is a veterinarian.
What we can be sure of is that the pet in our hands is a living life that cannot be used for trial and error.
Your medicine, your arsenic
Even if we get lucky, pet sneezing and runny nose are indeed due to cold Caused by the cold medicine used by humans must not be used to feed them.
This is because the main ingredient of our human cold medicine is usually acetaminophen, which is mainly used for fever, headache, joint pain and other symptoms caused by colds, so it also It’s called “paracetamol.”
Acetaminophen enters our body mainly by combining with glucuronic acid and sulfuric acid in the body to produce non-toxic metabolites, which are then metabolized by the liver and kidneys.
A moderate amount of acetaminophen has no effect on the normal human body.
However, cats and dogs do not have the ability to metabolize acetaminophen avirulently in the body, so this drug is no different to them. Toxic.
A cat ingesting 10mg/kg of acetaminophen can be fatal. And in our human cold medicine, even in children’s medicine, there is acetaminophen.
And dogs are less able to metabolize this ingredient than cats, so if ingested, the situation will only get worse.
Every year, we see several cases of pets dying from ingestion of human cold medicine. Some recovered with treatment. Some liver and kidneys have caused permanent damage. Also, it’s dead. And some of these pets originally just sneezed a few times.
Not just cold medicine
Actually, not only cold medicine, there are many common The medicines cannot be given to pets. Here, we only list a few of the more common ones.
Valium
Some people use pets when they need quiet. For example, sleeping pills are given to pets during transportation.
As everyone knows, sleeping pills will not make cats or dogs sleep well.
Many pets will experience abnormal excitement, ataxia (drunk-like), and slowed breathing after taking tranquilizers. Even symptoms of liver failure.
Contraceptive pills
Some owners put their pets in estrus in order to suppress estrus Feed them some human birth control pills.
Not only does this have no effect on suppressing estrus, but it may also cause bone marrow suppression and endanger their health.
We have learned many times about the dangers of non-sterilization of pets. Really love it, please sterilize it in time.
Fenbid
Fenbid is our common antipyretic and pain reliever, but cats or dogs It may cause peptic ulcer or acute renal failure after taking it.
Love it, choose pet medication
Some people say that some pets Medication is an IQ tax. It is obviously the same as human medicine, but it is used for pets. The content is less, but the price is higher.
So, even if we judge the cause and choose the right medicine, can we really use human medicine instead of pet medicine?
Don’t forget, there are still doses waiting.
Due to the different specifications of human and pet medication, random medication is likely to cause overdose poisoning, or insufficient medication to aggravate the condition.
Pet medication is more professional and precise. As long as the doctor’s orders are followed, there will be no poisoning or insufficient dose.
And some medicines are also added with flavorings for the convenience of feeding, which greatly reduces the resistance of pets.
Therefore, if you really love your pet, please seek help from a professional veterinarian when it appears abnormal, and choose standard pet medication for it.
