With metabolism of many drugs/toxins it is true in cats because the lack the isoforms of a certain liver enzyme necessary to conjugate those substances and excrete them harmlessly. Theory has it that because cats are such complete carnivores they do not naturally come across many toxins so do not need to have those isoforms active. Thus drugs stay in their systems longer and smaller doses have more effect.
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Date: 2005-09-16 04:09 pm (UTC)