Paracetamol (known as acetaminophen in America) is deadly to dogs, cats, ferrets, guinea pigs and other pets. The ASPCA lists human medications as the number one reason pets die of poisoning. Topping the medications pets get into is over the counter painkillers, including acetaminophen or paracetamol.

Generally, the smaller the pet, the less paracetamol it needs to swallow in order to die from it. Dogs need to swallow whole pills – which unfortunately they do if hungry and they come across a bottle. But a 50 pound dog needs to swallow 3500 milligrams in order to die. Cats are especially vulnerable and can die from 250 milligrams. Ferrets can die from eating a mere one-fifth of a 325 milligram tablet. Guinea pigs need even less, but fortunately they are usually turned off by the taste to ingest a fatal dose.

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