I brought home an Easter lily bouquet th
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I brought home an Easter lily bouquet this morning.
About 3 hours ago, I saw my 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat chewing on one of the green leaves. Half of a single leaf is missing.
ight now he seems 100% fine—purring, eating his wet food, grooming himself normally.
A family member suggested giving him a teaspoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide to make him throw it up, or just monitoring him for vomiting over the next 24 hours.
Could you provide emergency veterinary triage guidance:
1. Immediate action: whether this is a "wait-and-see" situation or a 100% emergency veterinary E hospitalization requirement.
2. The lethal toxicity mechanism of true lilies (Lilium species) in felines and the critical 18-24 hour therapeutic window before irreversible acute renal failure (tubular necrosis) sets in.
3. The absolute prohibition against giving hydrogen peroxide or any home emetics to cats (severe hemorrhagic gastritis and aspiration risk).
4. Standard hospital inpatient protocol (IV fluid diuresis for 48 hours, baseline BUN/Creatinine monitoring, activated charcoal).
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