The reasons why cats died after eating children’s cold medicine:

1. Children’s cold medicine contains acetaminophen, which can cause poisoning when pets eat it.

2. Acetaminophen is toxic to cats and dogs. Enough acetaminophen can cause red blood cell death and liver failure in cats.

3. When giving children’s cold medicine to cats, the appropriate dosage must be calculated based on the cat’s weight. Blindly feeding medicine may lead to the death of the cat.

How to deal with a cat that has eaten children's cold medicine:

1. Bring the edible medicine and take it to the hospital immediately to induce vomiting, then infuse it with detoxification, protect the liver and kidneys , and finally the doctor gave symptomatic treatment according to the medicines taken.

2. If the drug has been absorbed by the cat, a full biochemical examination is required. Based on the examination results, appropriate drug treatment is selected.