licked and cleaned up their soiled paws and fur. A cat is not attracted to the sweet taste, (having no taste buds for sweet) but if antifreeze gets on its paws, it will, of course, lick it off when it is washing itself. Dogs are more commonly poisoned than cats. As little as one half cup can kill a small to medium sized dog–but one teaspoon can kill a cat. Studies in U.S. suggest that between 10,000 and 30,000 dogs die each year of this type of poisoning and the cases seem to increase twice a year as people add antifreeze in fall and remove it in spring. Signs of Antifreeze Poisoning: Early signs are drunken looking behavior, such as wobbling and staggering, then vomiting and diarrhea can follow. The symptoms do go away within 12 hours… but this does NOT mean the danger has passed. It progresses and gets worse as the digested antifreeze travels to the liver, where it is
pet laps up any amount of antifreeze, take immediate action–even if you only suspect it or are not sure if they got into it. What To Do First: Call your vet immediately or the ASPCA poison control center (888-426-4435) to determine if you should induce vomiting. You only want to induce vomiting if your pet is fully conscious and in complete control. Woozy, “drunk” pets can inhale the vomited material when it’s on the way up and suffocate. If your dog is acting drunk or depressed, just get to the emergency vet right away. To induce vomiting: Use a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution. You can buy hydrogen peroxide at any drug store or the drug departments in grocery stores. The dosage is about 1- 2 teaspoons for every 10 pounds of your pet. Use an eyedropper or cooking baster to squirt the mixture to the back of your pet’s tongue. The foaming action and taste is what triggers the gag reflex, which causes the vomiting. Your pet should vomit within 5 minutes–if not, repeat 2-3 more times, allowing 5 minutes
between doses.
Then Get Medical Attention Immediately. Remember, the symptoms go away but the damage is still going on in your pet’s body. There is effective treatment that the vet can do if it is started soon enough. Take Action To Prevent Accidental Poisoning At Your Home. There is very good news–there is a safer antifreeze alternative to use in your cars. Purchase and use the less harmful type of antifreeze–a propylene glycol-based one for your car. Propylene glycol is not totally non-toxic but is considerably less poisonous than ethylene glycol. It’s also not as sweet tasting so it is not as attractive to dogs. And, great news for the car, there appears to be no performance differences between ethylene and propylene glycol antifreeze, so it’s a no-brainer choice to keep your dog safe. Article gathered from https:// nutrisourcepetfoods.com/blog/how- to-prevent-your-dog-from-anti-freeze- poisoning-blog-83/
broken down into toxic by-products. Those by-products then travel to the kidney, which causes it to shut down, and the dog or cat will no longer be able to urinate. Once this happens, the pet can go into a coma and die. As you can tell, this is serious, scary stuff. The fatality rate is high, so if your
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