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My cat ate a blue-tailed lizard tail. How long until symptoms show?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed

My cat ate the tail of a blue tailed lizard and I found online that it can harm my cat. If it were to harm my cat, could you tell me how long it would take for the symptoms to show??

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 12th, 2017

Symptoms to do with stomach upset will happen within 12 hours, whereas symptoms to do with organs such as liver and kidneys can take a couple of days to show. I would be more concerned about stomach upset though.

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