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- From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
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- Subject: Re: Perils of Antifreeze
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.110448.9579@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 11:04:48 -0600
- References: <1992Dec22.195337.28730@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Dec23.023422.13840@netcom.com>
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- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <1992Dec23.023422.13840@netcom.com>, wd6cmu@netcom.com (Eric Williams) writes:
- > One of my books says the first-aid antidote for antifreeze is vodka and
- > milk, but doesn't give any details. Is this right?
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- My recollection (not a vet!) is that you start the animal on an alcohol
- drip immediately, and induce vomiting. It's not a home treatment-- it's
- a genuine emergency when a pet swallows antifreeze. Minutes count.
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- Kay Klier Biology Dept UNI
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