A sad story that shows the tragic consequences of spilled antifreeze.
The story of 4 kittens who lived near a car repair shop in Bucharest, Romania.
One of the employees of the workshop found one kitten dead one day and therefore immediately took the other three to the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital Bucharest. One of them was then already in such a bad, critical condition that we unfortunately had to put it out of its misery immediately.
Everything pointed to antifreeze poisoning; they were lethargic, without appetite, hyperventilating, dehydrated, had dilated pupils and balance problems.
The remaining two we immediately provide intravenous fluids, vitamins and medications and place them in an incubator where one unfortunately died overnight.
The only surviving one, had a body temperature of only 33.4° the next morning, we warmed it, provided it with oxygen and treated it, but unfortunately this kitten also died the following night.
The sweet taste of ethylene glycol seems to be enormously attractive to cats (even to dogs and children). Cats need only ingest a small amount of the antifreeze to become seriously ill or even die. Ethylene glycol is broken down in the liver and these breakdown products severely damage the kidneys.
Therefore, always wipe up spilled antifreeze thoroughly immediately!

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