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Ethylene Glycol Toxicity (view source)
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*'''Prevent further absorption of Ethylene Glycol:''' ''only if animal presented early enough'' <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp''', accessed on 09.12.2010 </ref>.
*'''Prevent further absorption of Ethylene Glycol:''' ''only if animal presented early enough'' <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp''', accessed on 09.12.2010 </ref>.
**Administration of emetic eg syrup of ipecachuanha, apomorphine, sodium carbonate crystals <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''', (Second Edition), p286-7 </ref>.
**Administration of emetic eg syrup of ipecachuanha, apomorphine, sodium carbonate crystals <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''', (Second Edition), p286-7 </ref>.
**Gastric lavage
**'''Gastric Lavage'''
**'''Administration of Adsorbents'''eg activated charcoal <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp''', accessed on 09.12.2010 </ref>, <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''', (Second Edition), p286-7 </ref>.
*'''Specific Antidotes'''
*'''Specific Antidotes'''
**'''Ethanol:''' useful in both dogs and cats <ref name="multiples">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition),''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins'' </ref>. Recommended intravenous dose for cats is 5ml of 20% ethanol solution per kg body weight every 6 hours for the first 30 hours and then every 8 hours for the next 32 hours <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''',(Second Edition), p286-7 </ref>.
**'''Ethanol:''' useful in both dogs and cats <ref name="multiples">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition),''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins'' </ref>. Recommended intravenous dose for cats is 5ml of 20% ethanol solution per kg body weight every 6 hours for the first 30 hours and then every 8 hours for the next 32 hours <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''',(Second Edition), p286-7 </ref>.