Our toxicology experts evaluated the product and determined it doesn't
contain ethylene glycol from antifreeze, and is appropriate to use in homes with pets.
Prevention is simple if you clean spills immediately and purchase newer products that don't
contain ethylene glycol.
Imported snow globes have been found to
contain ethylene glycol, or antifreeze.
Antifreeze solutions
contain ethylene glycol and often have a sweet taste that cats and dogs like.
Products
containing ethylene glycol should be clearly marked and stored appropriately.
Antifreeze
contains ethylene glycol, which has a sweet taste to dogs and cats.
One of the most common poisons to be aware of is antifreeze because
it contains ethylene glycol, which is highly toxic to the kidneys.
Antifreeze that
contains ethylene glycol has a sweet taste that attracts animals, but is deadly if consumed in even small quantities; one teaspoon can kill a seven - pound cat.
Automotive antifreeze tastes sweet, but
contains ethylene glycol, which can cause rapid and permanent kidney damage, and can be deadly to your pet if ingested.
Not exact matches
The 16 banned products include steel smelting slag
containing more than 25 percent of the metal manganese, and
ethylene polymer waste.
It also
contains small amounts of an acidified zirconium salt of a weak acid (acetic acid) and
ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) to stabilize the emulsion.
Varying the size of the pores by changing the length of the girders allowed the MOFs to filter
ethylene -
containing acetylene in concentrations of anywhere from 1 percent to 50 percent, which are typical in industry.
Some recent results suggest that even supposedly well understood reactions such as
ethylene polymerization may actually involve catalysts that behave as if they
contained a metal - carbon double bond instead of a metal - carbon single bond.
If possible, use products that
contain propylene glycol rather than
ethylene glycol.
«Most commercial antifreeze products
contain between 95 - 97 %
ethylene glycol,» she says.
Look for «safe» nontoxic antifreeze, consider using products that
contain propylene glycol rather than
ethylene glycol, and make sure all spills are cleaned up immediately and thoroughly.
Antifreeze: Most antifreeze products
contain up to 95 %
ethylene glycol, an extremely toxic chemical to dogs, cats, and people.
Seasonal snow globes also
contain small amounts of
ethylene glycol in the liquid.
Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that
contain propylene glycol rather than
ethylene glycol.
Only Purchase Antifreeze
Containing Propylene Glycol While propylene glycol is also a toxic substance, it takes much more of it achieve the same effect as its counterpart
ethylene glycol.
To protect pets and people from antifreeze poisoning, product manufacturers as well as some humane groups propose adding a bitter, taste - aversive agent such as denatonium benzoate (Bitrex ®) to
ethylene glycol -
containing automobile antifreeze, and federal legislation has been proposed to this effect.
Antifreeze most commonly
contains the chemical
ethylene glycol which is toxic to pets.
Keep all automotive products, such as windshield cleaner fluid or brake fluid, away from pets as they may
contain methanol, a toxic alcohol similar to
ethylene glycol antifreeze.