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Ethylene Glycol Toxicity (view source)
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===Pathology===
===Pathology===
Ethylene glycol toxicosis usually results from ingestion although there have been reports of skin contamination resulting in toxicosis in cats <ref name="multiples"> http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 17.11.2010 </ref>
*Tetany results from the binding of Ethylene Glycol meatabolites to calcium ions present in serum <ref name="multiples"> '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1747 </ref>.
*Tetany results from the binding of Ethylene Glycol meatabolites to calcium ions present in serum <ref name="multiples"> '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1747 </ref>.