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aspirin poisoning

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aspirin poisoning.
aspirin
acetylsalicylic acid, a common drug generally used to relieve pain and reduce fever.

aspirin poisoning
occurs in dogs and cats, either from accidental ingestion or inappropriate therapeutic doses. The cat is particularly susceptible because of its limited ability to form glucaronide conjugates. Clinical signs are of a hemorrhagic gastritis, hyperexcitability and metabolic acidosis.


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