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Thank you for your post and reply!

These are always the difficult cases - when an outdoor cat may have ingested a toxin. Most often unfortunately there are no toxin tests - and we look for body changes as a result and treat supportively for them.

If possible - bloodwork would be an excellent idea - to see if there are any body system changes that could point to a specific toxin.

If that is not possible - we can try supportive care and hope whatever was ingested passes through the system.

Until then, at home care can include:

- You can try to offer small amounts of water or diluted pedialyte for hydration and electrolytes. You can even purchase a dropper from your local pharmacy to offer the water/pedialyte mixture by mouth.

- A calorie dense nutritional supplement such as nutrical:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2755091

- Another option would be baby food. If you are going to try this, please purchase baby food that does not have any ingredients such as garlic or onion.

Many baby foods now will only have the ingredients of the item and water...for example chicken and water. But they will not have any other salts or seasonings. This is what you need. Just chicken and water or beef and water for example.

I hope this helps!
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The above is given for information only. Although I am a licensed veterinarian, I cannot legally prescribe medicines or diagnose your pet's condition without performing a physical exam. If you have concerns about your pet I would highly advise contacting your regular veterinarian.

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Answered:	9/30/2009

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Emergency and Critical Care Specialist