What To Do When A Cat Eats Meth?

As with any controlled substance, methamphetamine can be lethal to your cat.

The obvious thing to do if you're interested in saving your cat's life is to take it to a vet at once.

Here are a couple of other things I'd recommend you do, too:

What should I do if my cat ate meth?
Because a cat's body is much smaller than a human's, it takes much less meth to cause toxicity in a feline.

Here are a few symptoms to look out for:

• Involuntary muscle twitches
• Refusal to eat
• Rapid head movements
• Hyperactivity
• Foaming at the mouth

Charcoal pills diluted in water might help absorb some of the drug but, if your cat is a fussy eater, you might have difficulty convincing it to drink the solution.

However, drinking water is important in helping your cat flush the drug out of its system - so you might want to try mixing a can of tuna into a bowl of water and getting your cat to lap that up instead.

My cat has eaten amphetamines - what should I do?
The amount of time that you have in which to act depends on the amount of meth your cat has eaten, and how much the cat weighs.

If I were you, I wouldn't take any chances - I'd simply get the cat to a vet as soon as possible.

Once in the care of a vet, your cat can be treated with one of the following medications to counteract the effects of methamphetamine:

• Acepromazine
• Chlorpromazine

Cyproheptadine and a saline solution might also be helpful to your cat.