Ethylene glycol, otherwise
known as antifreeze, is a chemical commonly used during the winter to prevent freezing, but for cats this chemical is deadly, and as part of its Keeping Cats Safe campaign, iCatCare has produced important safety advice for owners.
Ethylene glycol is the active ingredient commonly
known as antifreeze for automotive radiators, but can is also found brake fluids and de-icers.
Jessica Zelnik, DVM Ethylene glycol is the active ingredient commonly
known as antifreeze for automotive...
His team looked for something that would dissolve boron oxide, and found it in a widely - used material: ethylene glycol, otherwise
known as antifreeze.
Not exact matches
Researchers say this
antifreeze effect makes it possible for liquid water to be widespread just below the surface of Mars, but point out that even if it is there, it may be too salty to support life
as we
know it.
Most of the 140 types of molecules found in space have been discovered here, including some common on Earth: acetic acid (vinegar), ethylene glycol (the chief ingredient in
antifreeze), and a basic sugar
known as glycol aldehyde.
Developed in 1941, it is an arsenic compound dissolved in polyethylene glycol, and has long been
known by those who administer it
as «arsenic in
antifreeze».
Cracked heads are a different story,
as I have seen some leak oil into
antifreeze and you wouldn't have
known unless you actually pulled the heads off to see the cracks.
For instance if you notice the outside tap (
known as a bib) froze during the winter, replace it with an
antifreeze model — this $ 30 do - it - yourself fix could save you thousands in the long run.
Better
known as «non-toxic»
antifreeze, these products use a different agent that is not so harmful to your pet.
Keep areas accessible to the foster animal free of common hazards such
as unprotected wires, dangling cords, string, Christmas tree tinsel, toxic chemicals (especially
antifreeze and rat poison), and plans and foods
known to be toxic to pets.
You suspect or
know your pet has eaten something poisonous (such
as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc).