My cat ate human pills. Is it an emergency? What symptoms should I watch for?

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I woke up this morning to find my two cats had got into my pill organizer. There is one Palafer Iron * 300mg and one Venlafaxine XR (Teva) 150 mg are missing.They maybe anywhere but at this point I believe they have been eaten. My Vets will not be open for another three hours. Should I be doing anything or be worried? Anything I should look for?? Pet's info: Cat | Siberian | Female | spayed | 8 years and 10 months old | 10 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

The intoxication depends on the dosage ingested. By the sound of it, if they ingested them they would have shown signs by now especially regarding the Venlafaxine. You can find clinical signs you should notice and relative treatment here at this link http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/effexor/ I would recommend to take them to your veterinarian as soon as possible, earlier than three hours (emergency clinic) if you notice anything compatible with the signs listed in that link. No home remedies are available unfortunately.

My cat ate human pills. Is it an emergency? What symptoms should I watch for?

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