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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
If permetrin toxicily is due to skin contamination immediate removal by washing with lukewarm water containing a gentle detergent such as shampoo or washing-up liquid is indicated <ref name="multiples"> Whittem 1995 Pyrethrin and pyrethroid insecticide intoxication in cats.''Compendium of Continuing Education for the Veterinary Practitioner'' '''17''' 489-492, referenced in ''Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery''(2007)'''9''',335-339 accessed on http://www.fabcats.org/esfm/permethrin.pdf 07.11.2010 </ref>.
If permetrin toxicily is due to skin contamination immediate removal by washing with lukewarm water containing a gentle detergent such as shampoo or washing-up liquid is indicated <ref name="multiples"> Whittem 1995 Pyrethrin and pyrethroid insecticide intoxication in cats.''Compendium of Continuing Education for the Veterinary Practitioner'' '''17''' 489-492, referenced in ''Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery''(2007)'''9''',335-339 accessed on http://www.fabcats.org/esfm/permethrin.pdf 07.11.2010 </ref>.
In order to decrease the likelihood of further casualties the affected cat should be isolated from any others in the household. The use of an elizabethan collar will help to prevent ingestion of permethrin through grooming <ref name="multiples"> ''Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery''(2007)'''9''',335-339 accessed on http://www.fabcats.org/esfm/permethrin.pdf 07.11.2010 </ref>.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
==References==
==References==
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