Poisoned cat

I have ten cats and three dogs. When it came to doing their monthly flea treatment yesterday, I put Advantix for dogs one of my beloved cats, Steve. I've recently opened a charity shop for animals, my mum has moved in with me... and I think it was all a bit too much. Too much to do, not concentrating enough. I am absolutely devestated beyond belief. I cannot believe my stupidity and the guilt I'm feeling is just awful. I'm always so careful with these things. I pride myself on how I care for my animals (all rescued) and feel so dreadful for having put him through this. He's currently in intensive care with my vet. He's on a drip and been put in an induced coma. He's fighting for his little life. He's no better, no worse this morning. He's still having convulsions. I can't concentrate on anything. I'm just counting down the hours until I can ring the vet again and ask about him. I'm in a real state thinking that I'm the cause of his pain. The vet won't give me a prognosis yet. She says it's too early to tell, but that she's doing everything she can. I basically would like to hear some survival stories or some stories of hope. Has anyone been through anything similar? Please keep your fingers crossed for my Steve. Maybe if there is lot of positive energy out there, it might help. I don't know. Just feeling so desparate for him.

I'm so sorry and i hope he recovers.  This is obviously devastating.  Hang in there.  Vibes

Oh no!!I am so sorry to hear that.

Did you try to google for info.

This must happen a lot,many people have multiple pets.

I have no experience with poisoned animals.

People can have kidney damage after poisoning.

Maybe Steve will make it,you did realize the mistake and made it to the vet.

I've been trawling the Internet all night and day and found a new experimental treatment - lipid infusion. It works alongside the regular treatment and has had some very positive feedback. At this stage, anything is worth a try. It has taken all day to get hold of it, but I finally managed to order some from an emergency hospital pharmacy. The vet had never heard of it, but agreed to give it a go. He's having it now. I'll go back down and see him again in a couple of hours. I love him so much. He's really fighting to survive.

that is good news.

How is the baby's mental status??

unresponsive?responds to pain only?

its what I watch in humans-level of consciousness..

seems its the first symptom of anything,also recovery.

my old feral rescue actually licked the d*** frontline off.

we have to have bug juice,but pesticides are so dangerous.

anyone remember when flea prevention was a

chewable ??I wish it still came in tablet form.

hope you are okay?is the baby getting any better??

No, I'm not okay. I lost him. He's gone. I'm having a lot of trouble with the guilt I feel. I loved him so much. I'll always love him more than he'll ever know. Thank you for asking about him. You're all such kind people on this site. I just wish I could tell him how sorry I am. I'm devestated. He went in his prime. I'll have to focus on helping his brother and all the other babies now. I just wish I could let him know that I never ever meant to hurt him and I'd do anything to take back what I did. I'm going to miss him so much. The thought of me causing him pain is more than I can cope with. The vet said he went peacefully. I have to try and hang on to that. I just wish I could ask for his forgiveness.

I literally hate these pesticides we have to use on the cats.I am so sorry,know you are heartbroken.

Felt this way when I postponed taking cat to vet and she died week later.

So sorry for your loss. It's a struggle to cope with. At least we can take comfort in the fact that we love animals and intend them no harm. There are so many out there who couldn't care less. Take care, and thank you again for you kindness. It means a lot. When I feel a little better, I'd like to try and raise awareness of this issue more. I'm not a stupid person. I know the bottle was labelled, but I don't think there's enough education about this out there. It should say that it kills cats on the bottle. People don't understand the gravity of this and it was an easy mistake to make. The bottles are a similar shape and colour. If the bottle had been bright red and yellow instead of the purple (so close to the pink for the cat bottle), I might have been more aware of what I was doing. If I could let as many poeple know about this as possible, it would be like Steve's death had a positive effect and saved other cats.

Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear this. I know how devastated you must feel.

You have to understand and believe, that your kitty knows now, knows and understands, and doesn't blame you. You gave this kitty a wonderful, love-filled life. This wasn't deliberate and you still love him. Don't beat yourself up too much over it. Your kitty KNOWS now. I truly believe that. 

Your story is a strong reminder to all of us to not get too busy or distracted when giving such treatments to our pets. It could happen to any of us. 

I'll be praying for you. 

Altodoit said:

So sorry for your loss. It's a struggle to cope with. At least we can take comfort in the fact that we love animals and intend them no harm. There are so many out there who couldn't care less. Take care, and thank you again for you kindness. It means a lot. When I feel a little better, I'd like to try and raise awareness of this issue more. I'm not a stupid person. I know the bottle was labelled, but I don't think there's enough education about this out there. It should say that it kills cats on the bottle. People don't understand the gravity of this and it was an easy mistake to make. The bottles are a similar shape and colour. If the bottle had been bright red and yellow instead of the purple (so close to the pink for the cat bottle), I might have been more aware of what I was doing. If I could let as many poeple know about this as possible, it would be like Steve's death had a positive effect and saved other cats.

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I have never seen it in a bottle, I am used to the little viles covered in paper stating cat or dog. Sorry for your loss it can happen to anyone any time. Such is life unfortunately.

Thank you. I'm trying to make something positive of it. Here in France, Advantix comes in a purple pipette. It is clearly marked with the silouhette of a dog on the pipette and a mini cat with a cross through it. I wasn't careful enough, that's the whole truth of it, but had the pipette been a radically different colour, I might have stopped in my tracks. I don't know. I'm going back over it in my head. Over and over. If Steve had come in a bit later. Or if I hadn't done a u-turn at the bottom on the stairs to treat him as I saw him. Or if I'd only bought three dog treatments instead of six. If I hadn't dropped my sister off at the station, I wouldn't have gone to buy them that day. It's all playing in my head. But, it's too late. I just want other people to know how dangerous this stuff is to cats.

You cannot dwell on what ifs you must move on and make sure it never happens again. The life he did have until the unfortunate end was no doubt enhanced because you rescued him.