27/11/2024
Did you know?
While antifreeze is vital to shield your car's engine from severe winter weather, it can put your pets in danger.
Ethylene glycol is a common ingredient in many de-icing products and is highly poisonous if consumed by dogs, cats, birds and wildlife. To make matters worse, animals can find the taste of antifreeze enjoyable, so they lick areas that have been treated and poison themselves.
Signs of poisoning can include being quiet or lethargic, vomiting, unsteadiness, muscle twitching, seizures and collapse. Urgent attention is very important as the results can often be fatal.
We recommend you switch to a pet-safe, propylene glycol-based antifreeze, which is considered less toxic than ethylene glycol-based antifreeze.
Please get in touch with us immediately if you suspect your pet has ingested something they shouldn't have. Also, please consider sharing this post with other pet owners to help prevent more cases of antifreeze poisoning.