Warning to Pet Owners

WARNING FOR ALL PET OWNERS
With the snow and ice expected the roads are likely to be gritted. If your pet walks on gritted roads or paths then please make sure their paws are washed by dipping their feet in fresh warm water once at home. Every year hundreds of pets throughout the country become seriously ill and in some cases die because of the rock salt and antifreeze being used during the cold snap. Dogs and cats walk through the substances left by gritters trying to clear roads and car drivers defrosting their windscreens which they then lick off their paws and ingest. Consuming rock salt can cause dehydration, liver failure and pancreatitis while antifreeze contains the chemical ethylene glycol which can cause kidney failure and death when consumed. Please be vigilant and treat your pets to a foot bath after being outside
This information is from Wesport Veterinary Clinic on Facebook
WS

Thank you for the warning WS. I knew about the antifreeze but not the rock salt, which is a bit dumb of me when Nero has walked in the snow and ice before he always gets clumps of snow, ice stuck between his paws and I always dry them off but from now on I will be giving them a little wash. I'm really grateful for the advice and I know Nero will be too
littlewid-x-

Thanks WS. Good advice and something I hadn't really considered.

Lai

We'd never heard of that advise before until Mrs S spotted it on FB yesterday. That's why I thought it was a good idea to put it on the Forum not everyone looks at FB

WS