洋芋片

貓咪可能出現的症狀

由嚴重到輕微排列。

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   鹽中毒（高鈉血症） 攝取後數分鐘至數小時內 · Because potato chips are heavily salted, they expose cats to dangerous levels of sodium. An overdose of sodium draws fluid out of the body's cells, leading to severe systemic dehydration and electrolyte derangements. In the brain, this rapid water loss causes cells to shrink and pull away from the skull.
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   溶血性貧血（食用洋蔥／大蒜口味洋芋片） 數天內 · Onion and garlic powder in flavored chips cause oxidative damage to feline red blood cells (Heinz-body/hemolytic anemia); powdered forms are more concentrated and more dangerous.
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   腸胃不適 攝取後數小時內 · The heavy salt and oil load of potato chips can irritate a cat's digestive system, causing vomiting and diarrhea.
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   茄鹼中毒（若洋芋片是由綠色/未去皮的馬鈴薯製成） 2 至 24 小時 · The raw potato contains the glycoalkaloid solanine to deter predators. While cooking and peeling potatoes to make chips removes the vast majority of this toxin, chips inadvertently made from green tubers or unpeeled potatoes may still contain residual glycoalkaloids. These trace toxins can disrupt cell membranes.

重要提醒

洋芋片是我們常見的零食，但對貓咪來說絕對不是好點心。雖然吃下一片原味洋芋片不至於立刻中毒，但洋芋片含有大量的鹽分和油脂，貓咪的身體根本無法負荷。 最大的問題在於過高的鹽分。如果貓咪吃太多洋芋片，過量的鈉會把水分從體內細胞抽走，造成嚴重脫水和極度口渴。吃進大量鹽分還會引發食鹽中毒，可能導致嘔吐、腹瀉、發抖，甚至損害腎臟。 此外，許多調味洋芋片都含有洋蔥粉或大蒜粉，這兩種成分對貓咪來說都有劇毒，會破壞牠們的紅血球。考量到高鹽、不健康的油脂以及隱藏毒素的風險，最好把所有洋芋片都收好，別讓貓咪碰到。如果貓咪吃下了大蒜或洋蔥口味的洋芋片，請聯絡獸醫。

• 鈉危害：每份洋芋片含有 100–200mg 的鈉 — 遠遠超過貓每日的安全鈉攝取量
• 隱藏毒物：洋蔥口味、BBQ 和酸奶油口味洋芋片通常含有洋蔥或大蒜粉 — 兩者對貓皆有毒
• 脂肪與熱量危害：定期餵食會導致肥胖與腸胃不適
• 貓舔一下洋芋片不太可能造成危害；大量攝取或食用調味洋芋片則需注意
• 如果您的貓攝取了任何份量的洋蔥或大蒜口味洋芋片，請聯繫獸醫