What Are the Symptoms of Vitamin A Toxicity in an Adult Cat?
cat face image by Viktor Korpan from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/o0/vt/symptoms-vitamin-toxicity-adult-cat_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Overfeeding your cat with liver can cause serious health issues. Supplementing your cat’s diet with cod liver oil, fish and liver organ meat, and other foods high in vitamin A provides the essential nutrients needed for adequate bone growth and good eyesight. Toxicity occurs when the amount of ingested vitamin overwhelms your cat’s liver where it is stored as retinol, and vitamin A floats free in his blood. Called hypervitaminosis A, this condition results in serious side effects that are painful and potentially fatal for your cat. Skeletal Symptoms Vitamin A toxicity in your cat often results in a type of arthritis in which new bone develops around the animal’s joints. According to Dr. Ernest Ward of Cherokee Hills Veterinary Hospital in Oklahoma City,
