Other conditions that are often recognized with ultrasound include infected gallbladders, enlarged adrenal glands, kidneys damaged by toxins
such as antifreeze, diffuse liver disease, lymphoma and other intestinal cancers, enlarged lymph nodes and reproductive tract abnormalities such as an infected uterus or inflamed prostate gland.
You believe your pet has ingested a toxic substance,
such as antifreeze, rat poison or other pesticides, any medication that wasn't prescribed to her, or household cleaners.
Poisoning (
such as antifreeze ingestion, getting into human medications, or lily plant ingestion for cats)
When dogs ingest a toxic substance,
such as antifreeze, they can experience kidney failure.
Beware of potentially dangerous chemicals
such as antifreeze or road salt.
You think your pet might have ingested something toxic,
such as antifreeze, rat poison, any kind of medication that wasn't prescribed to her, or household cleansers.
You suspect or know your pet has eaten something poisonous (
such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc).
Ingestion of a possible toxin,
such as antifreeze (ethelene glycol), rat poison, human medications or a toxic plant.
Many toxins,
such as antifreeze and rat poison, taste good to cats, and they can be poisoned if they simply drink from a puddle.
Exposure to certain toxins,
such as antifreeze or lilies, will show similar signs, and delaying veterinary care can be fatal.
As a responsible pet owner, it's up to YOU to protect your dog from negative interactions with other dogs or people, as well as preventing your dog from ingesting dangerous substances,
such as antifreeze, tainted food, and lawn chemicals.
Any automotive products
such as antifreeze or gasoline should be stored out of reach of your pet.
Some toxins,
such as antifreeze, are immediately life - threatening, while others take time for signs to develop.
Felines like the taste of certain chemicals,
such as antifreeze, because it is sweet.
Many times exposure to certain toxins,
such as antifreeze or lilies, will show similar signs and delaying veterinary care can be fatal.
Chemicals
such as antifreeze, insecticides, rat poisons, any human medications or health - care products
Toxins and poisons: Outside cats also face danger from coming into contact with toxins,
such as antifreeze, that are often ingested because they have a pleasant taste.
Also, make sure that there's nothing lying around that your dog could get into that would cause infections or complications to his health — toxic substances
such as antifreeze are deadly.
Other conditions that are often recognized with ultrasound include infected gallbladders, enlarged adrenal glands, kidneys damaged by toxins
such as antifreeze, diffuse liver disease, lymphoma and other cancers, enlarged lymph nodes and reproductive tract abnormalities such as an infected uterus or inflamed prostate gland.
Learn what household items are bad for your dog and keep them picked up, including common toxins
such as antifreeze and rat poison.
Rounding out the top 10 harmful toxics to pets are chocolate, household toxins like cleaning supplies, plants, herbicides and outdoors toxins
such as antifreeze and fertilizer.
It turns out the caterpillars can break down the bag's polyethylene into ethylene glycol, which can be readily converted into useful substances
such as antifreeze.
Like its human counterpart, the cat bitter taste receptor Tas2r43 was activated by bitter compounds aloin (found in the aloe plant) and denatonium (used to deter children and pets from consuming chemicals
such as antifreeze) but responded differently to the compounds.
Not exact matches
These lower the freezing point of their body fluids
as winter approaches by synthesising
antifreeze molecules and getting rid of anything that could act
as a nucleation site for ice crystals to form around,
such as gut contents and bacteria.
Because water has good properties
as a coolant,
antifreeze is used in internal combustion engines and other heat transfer applications,
such as HVAC chillers and solar water heaters.
If there was ever that much water in the muffler
such that it was sloshing around, it would be a sign of catastrophic failure in the engine,
such as a blown head gasket and the «water» would actually be
antifreeze / water mix from the engine.
Other factors
such as infections (leptospirosis in dogs), toxins (
antifreeze, lily pollen in cats) and cancer will also speed up the nephrons» demise.
Standing water,
such as puddles, can also be dangerous for dogs to drink due to the presence of
antifreeze or other chemicals.
Other potential hazards around the house are
antifreeze, alcohols, rat poison, and pain medications
such as Tylenol.
Don't let pets near disinfectants and other chemicals
such as ant houses and rodenticides, snow - removing salts, lawn chemicals and, especially,
antifreeze.
Many of us love to watch those huge piles of snow melt away during the spring, but keep in mind that the puddles that the melt - off creates contain toxic substances
such as road salt and
antifreeze.
Common Household Chemicals
Such As Rat Poison,
Antifreeze and Mothballs (left to right) Are Toxic To Dogs
• Symptoms: Signs of
antifreeze poisoning are mainly «drunken» behavior,
such as wobbly walking, nausea / vomiting, seizure and coma.
Acute renal failure is a serious and usually sudden condition often triggered by an event or «insult,»
such as your cat eating something poisonous like
antifreeze or a toxic plant.
And finally, if your garage looks like mine after a winter of neglect — take a few minutes to make sure hazards
such as rat / mouse baits, slug bait, fertilizers,
antifreeze, and insecticides are safely out of reach.
In turn, those chemicals (
such as what's found in
antifreeze) can be licked by dogs and cause severe problems.
Now if it's that hard for you humans to do, imagine how it must be for us furry, food motivated pets when we see a seemingly sweet and tasty snack,
such as a puddle of
antifreeze on the ground.
While your pet is still getting accustomed to its new home, install childproof latches on cabinet doors and keep household chemicals and cleaners —
such as bleach, ammonia, and
antifreeze — well sealed and out of your pet's reach.
The same advice goes if your dog has eaten something that may be blocking the digestive system or if there was a possibility that poison was ingested
such as taking in
antifreeze from the street.
In other parts of the home and garage, we find many other threats to our pets,
such as rodenticides and
antifreeze.
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.
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.
Dogs running loose not only face dangers from traffic, but also from a myriad of other dangers,
such as eating poisons,
antifreeze, etc..
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.
Household chemicals,
such as cleaning solutions,
antifreeze, and fertilizers are one of the leading causes of poisoning in pets.
Some of the most common pet toxins include veterinary and human medications, rodenticide, slug and snail bait,
antifreeze, chocolate, marijuana, xylitol and plants
such as the Sago Palm.
See your veterinarian is you can not identify what is causing continuous vomiting since your dog may have ingested a poison (e.g.;
antifreeze) or she could have a severe problem
such as something blocking part of the digestive system or a disease called peritonitis.
Outdoor hazards are obvious
such as: volume of traffic, incidence of disease, a cat's ability to protect itself (deaf, partially sighted, frail), its danger to other cats (if it has a transmissible disease), predation upon vulnerable wildlife, any danger to humans (a British cat, Gizmo the postman hater, had to be confined for the safety of postmen and other delivery men), danger from humans (e.g. gamekeepers), spilt car
antifreeze and garden chemicals.
There are many dangerous agents on the ground during this time of year,
such as salt or
antifreeze.
* Poisons:
antifreeze or rat poison * Trauma: any type of trauma that causes the blood pressure to fall dramatically,
such as heart failure, shock and blood loss from being hit by a car * Certain medications * Urinary Blockage: something that is blocking the lower urinary tract * Blood Clot: if a clot blocks an artery