How to Detect Antifreeze Poisoning in Pets
The taste and smell of antifreeze are attractive to animals, and
ingesting it can be deadly. Here's how to spot possible ingestion
so you can seek help immediately.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Prevent antifreeze poisoning by keeping antifreeze away from animals, including antifreeze puddles that sometimes form under cars.
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Take your pet to the veterinarian immediately if you catch him tasting antifreeze or think he has done so.
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Visit the veterinarian immediately as well if you notice signs of ingestion such as stupor, swaggering, weaving, listlessness, frequent urination, excess thirst or vomiting.
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Understand that in the second stage of poisoning, the liver will metabolize ethylene glycol into more toxic substances.
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Consider using new, safer propylene glycol antifreeze, which is less hazardous to animals.
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Tips & Warnings
An animal must be taken to the veterinarian within 12 hours of ingesting antifreeze. After 12 to 24 hours, kidney failure will occur, followed eventually by death.
In freezing weather, the only water that's not frozen may contain antifreeze. so don't allow your pet to drink from puddles.
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Comments
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could blood come out of the cats mouth if he was poisoned? my neighbor found a black cat dead in her yard this morning.
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I went out of town this weekend and left my boston terrier (of four years) in my parents care. She was found dead in the yard, we live relatively close to a busy highway, but she's always kept on a lead and there were no visible signs of trauma except for a bloody nose and foam at the mouth. I spoke with a friend who's wife is a veterinarian and he said a bloody nose and foam at the mouth can be indicative of antifreeze poisoning. Is there anybody out there who has dealt with a deceased dog that's been poisoned with antifreeze? Are there any "tell-tale" signs to confirm antifreeze as the cause as opposed to being hit by a car? I believe if she were hit on the highway we live next to (the cars are usually traveling 55 mph+ and she's a very petite dog) her body would've been more.. injured? Maimed? Please advise if you can.
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If he did kill them I cant find them,he may well have taken them to the local dump,I dunno,I only have 4 strays left,I want this man hung if he did anything to my strays,I found no evidence of anti-freeze either but then it's been raining here so all evidence would have been washed away.
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If you find one of the cats dead, have an autopsy done, give the police a report, demand they take him in for questioning. Remind the police that children can also be vulnerable to this mans little murder spree and then take your concerns to all the parents around your area. Get a group together to petition that the man gets taken in for questioning.
