A family has been left heartbroken by the death of their cats through antifreeze poisoning. They believe that an antifreeze poisoner has deliberately killed six of their cats over the past five years. They believe that it is someone local … please continue reading
Posted December 21, 2018 by Patricia DeMaggio Siergiej Introduction from Elisa. This is quite a long story but it’s important. Snowglobes may seem innocent. They’re deadly. I found Patricia’s story on Facebook and she gave me permission to tell it. … please continue reading
Whenever antifreeze is deliberately put down with the intention of killing feral cats it can kill other animals such as domestic dogs. I am sure that cat poisoners fail to realise this. If you are an antifreeze cat poisoner I’d … please continue reading
Cats in one street in Bradford, UK have died after licking antifreeze from their coats. It has been decided based on the evidence that someone (probably living in the same street but no one knows) is squirting the cats with … please continue reading
Immediately induce vomiting and then take the cat to a veterinarian. That, in a nutshell, is how you administer urgent treatment to a cat poisoned by antifreeze. I have more or less quoted respected veterinarians. If treatment is delayed, administer … please continue reading
This lists the symptoms of anti-freeze poisoning in cats and interesting secondary matters. I have realised I have not listed them on PoC despite the numerous articles about this form of cat poisoning. Poisoning with antifreeze is one of the … please continue reading
In the UK it appears that quite a lot of people add antifreeze to garden water features such as fountains. They do this in winter to stop the water freezing. It sounds like a good idea you might think but … please continue reading
I recently wrote about a group of members of Parliament in Britain debating the possibility of making it obligatory to add a bitterant to car antifreeze and unpalatable to cats. This is a quick follow-up posting. Unsurprisingly, but regrettably, and … please continue reading
It is about time and I am very pleased that some members of Parliament are going to debate the control of antifreeze products because routinely in the UK we have many reported cat deaths due to ingesting car antifreeze which … please continue reading
When a Scottish woman sitting in her kitchen drank a cupful of car antifreeze she was told it could kill her. Antifreeze damages the same organs in a person as it does for cats: kidneys and liver. We know that … please continue reading
