Cats · Lagos

Cats are not small dogs, and the difference is fatal.

Cats metabolise drugs differently from dogs and a great many things that are routine for a dog are lethal for a cat. This is the single most important page in the shop to read before buying.

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Before you buy

What we would check first.

Cat product, or nothing

A dog flea treatment containing permethrin used on a cat causes seizures and death. There is no small safe amount.

Never paracetamol

A single tablet kills a cat. It is the most common accidental poisoning we hear about and it is usually somebody trying to help.

Essential oils and cats do not mix

Tea tree oil especially, whether applied or diffused in a closed room. Cats cannot clear the compounds.

Asked most

The questions people ask in this aisle.

I used a dog flea treatment on my cat. What now?

Call us now rather than waiting for symptoms, and if the cat is already twitching or fitting this is a genuine emergency. Wash the product off with dish soap and warm water while you are on the phone.

How do I get a tablet into a cat?

A pill in soft food usually loses to a cat that eats round it. A pill popper is faster and calmer than fingers, and many drugs come as a liquid or a spot-on instead. Ask, rather than fighting the same battle twice a day.

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