Body Temperature. Body temperature in animals is taken rectally. The normal body temperature for a cat is 100 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit. If your pet has a temperature less than 99 or over 104, contact your veterinarian immediately.ount the number of breaths your pet takes in 1 minute. A good time to count the normal breathing rate is when your pet is asleep. Normal respiratory rate in a cat is 20 to 30 breaths per minute. Determining the breathing pattern is also important.
Hydromorphone. Hydromorphone is a semi-synthetic opioid that is much stronger than morphine and can be used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain mostly associated with injury, chronic illness or disease but also following major surgery.henever an opiate such as hydromorphone is used in the treatment of pain or for recreational use, there is a risk of addiction occurring. Opiates are highly addictive drugs that cause chemical changes within the structure of the body and the brain which makes it physically difficult for some people to stop using.
1 Methadone is one of the most highly addictive drugs. 2  Users of methadone, like users of other opioids or opiates, become either dependent on or addicted to the drug. 3  Users of methadone, like users of other opioids or opiates, become deficient in essential vitamins and minerals which adds to the misery of withdrawal. Methadone withdrawal pain has been compared to the worst case of the flu, only ten times worse than that. 2  Almost no one is able to complete a methadone withdrawal on their own or at a methadone clinic. 3  Many methadone users have given up on ever being able to withdraw from methadone.