{"id":291,"date":"2020-01-16T12:56:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:23:56","slug":"bracknell-vets-warn-against-dangers-of-antifreeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/bracknell-vets-warn-against-dangers-of-antifreeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracknell vets warn against dangers of antifreeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A leading vet in Bracknell is warning people of the potentially fatal effect antifreeze can have on pets, particularly cats.<\/p>\n<p>Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital, in Binfield, is asking pet owners to be careful when using and storing antifreeze throughout the winter months as ingestion can lead to kidney failure in cats.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its sweet taste, pets can drink water containing the chemical without even realising. They can even lie in it and accidentally ingest the toxin when grooming themselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cat-antifreeze.jpg\" alt=\"bracknell-vets-cat-warning-antifreeze\" width=\"650\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cat-antifreeze.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cat-antifreeze-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moor Cottage is warning pet owners across Bracknell about the dangers of antifreeze to their animals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the main causes of kidney failure is ethylene glycol toxicity, which is also found in screen wash, brake fluid, coolants and some types of ink.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Meesters, Practice manager at Moor Cottage, said: \u201cWhen it\u2019s cold, cats can look for shelter in sheds and garages, which is where many of us store our bottles of antifreeze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe advise pet owners to ensure their animals don\u2019t have access to areas where these products are stored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also vital for owners to be aware of the symptoms their animals may demonstrate if they have come into contact with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime really is of the essence when it comes to antifreeze poisoning in cats. The earlier you spot the signs and seek help, the greater their chance of survival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owners should look out for their pets walking as if they are drunk, urinating lots or not at all, an increased respiratory rate, seizures and constant drinking.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone concerned their pet is showing any symptoms, or knows their pet has come into contact with ethylene glycol, should call Moor Cottage\u2019s emergency service on 01344 450345.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leading vet in Bracknell is warning people of the potentially fatal effect antifreeze can have on pets, particularly cats. Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital, in Binfield, is asking pet owners to be careful when using and storing antifreeze throughout the winter months as ingestion can lead to kidney failure in cats. Due to its sweet &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/bracknell-vets-warn-against-dangers-of-antifreeze\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bracknell vets warn against dangers of antifreeze&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1444,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/1444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracknellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}