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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

Ethylene Glycol is a sweet tasting fluid that is the main constituent of anti-freeze products.<ref name="multiples">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''', ''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>. Consequently in northern hemishpere ethylene glycol toxicity is frequently encountered in practice. It has a relatively low minimum lethal dose, and its sweet, palatable taste makes it attractive to dogs, cats and other small animals, although any animal is susceptible to ethylene glycol toxicosis. <ref name="multiples">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition),''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins </ref>, <ref>'''Feline Medicine and Therapeutics'''</ref>,<ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 31.10.2010 </ref>. The minimum lethal doses for dogs, cats, cattle and poulty are, respectively 6.6ml per kg body weight, 1.4ml per kg body weight, 2-10ml per kg body weight and 7-8ml per kg body weight <ref name="multiples">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''', ''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 20.11.2010 </ref>.

Ethylene Glycol is a sweet tasting fluid that is the main constituent of anti-freeze products.<ref name="5-Minute">Tilley and Smith (2000) '''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>. Consequently in northern hemisphere ethylene glycol toxicity is frequently encountered in practice. It has a relatively low minimum lethal dose, and its sweet, palatable taste makes it attractive to dogs, cats and other small animals, although any animal is susceptible to ethylene glycol toxicosis. <ref name="5-Minute" /><ref name="Merck online">[http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm Merck Veterinary Manual, accessed online on 31.10.2010]</ref>. The minimum lethal doses for dogs, cats, cattle and poulty are, respectively 6.6ml per kg body weight, 1.4ml per kg body weight, 2-10ml per kg body weight and 7-8ml per kg body weight. <ref name="5_Minute" /><ref name="Merck online" />

==Signalment==

==Signalment==