The Toxicity of Caffein: An experimental study on different species of animalsSalant, William
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The Toxicity of Caffein: An experimental study on different species of animals
Salant, William
Caffeine -- Physiological effect
June 5: 2.20 p. m., 25 cc of 2 per cent caffein (0.15 gram per kilo)
given by mouth; 2.45 p. m., cat irritable, no other symptoms (cat did
not vomit after the administration of caffein); 4 p. m., cat found
dead. _Autopsy_: Liver very much congested; heart contracted; body was
still warm at the time of autopsy.
_Cat 90. White and yellow female. Weight, 2,685 grams. Diet, meat._
June 5: 3.15 p. m., 27 cc of 2 per cent caffein (0.2 gram per kilo)
given by mouth through stomach tube, about half an hour later cat
became irritable and began to salivate; at 4.30 p. m. salivation
became more marked, dyspnoea was well developed, and the cat was
quite restless and had tremors; 5 p. m., short spasms of posterior
extremities, but lay quietly in the cage most of the time; 5.20 p. m.,
convulsions of short duration and death, muscular relaxation followed
immediately after convulsions, no vomiting, diarrhea observed after
administration of caffein, and cat passed about 10 cc of urine.
June 6: 9 a. m., found dead.
_Cat 89. White and black female. Weight, 2,860 grams. Diet, meat._
June 5: 3.15 p. m., 28.6 cc (0.2 gram per kilo) of 2 per cent caffein
given by mouth through stomach tube, no vomiting observed, nor any
other symptoms; 3.30, found dead. _Autopsy_: Organs normal; liver
congested.
_Cat 82. Gray female. March 3, weight 2,450 grams; June 6, weight
2,750 grams. Diet, 150 grams of meat daily._
June 7: Given 0.4125 gram of caffein in 150 grams of meat, did not eat.
June 8: Given 0.4125 gram of caffein in 150 grams of meat, refused to
eat.
June 9: Given 150 grams of meat without caffein, ate all of it.
June 10: No food given.
June 11: No food given.
June 12: Given 0.4125 gram caffein in 150 grams of meat (150 mg per
kilo), ate all of it.
June 13: Found dead. _Autopsy_: Lungs congested, liver congested; other
organs apparently normal.
_Cat 100. Gray female. Weight, 2,740 grams. Diet, meat._
July 17: 3 p. m., 17 cc of 2 per cent caffein (124 mg per kilo) given
by mouth through stomach tube at 3.20 p. m.; 5 p. m., very irritable,
but no other symptoms.
July 18: Under observation all day, no symptoms.
_Cat 93. Black and white female. Weight, 1,640 grams._
July 17: 3.30 p. m., 10 cc (0.125 gram per kilo) of 2 per cent caffein
given by mouth through stomach tube.
July 18: Under observation all day, no symptoms.
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