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Objective To describe the clinical signs, clinicopathologic abnormalities, treatment, complications and outcome, and to identify risk factors for death in cats envenomed by Vipera palaestinae (Vp). Design Retrospective study. Setting Veterinary teaching hospital. Animals Eighteen client-owned cats envenomed by Vp. Interventions None. Measurements and Main Results All envenomations occurred during the hot season (May to October), mostly in young ( 40/min, 100%), lameness (78%), depression (71%), fang penetration marks (55%), hypothermia ( 220/min, 20%), and bradycardia ( |