HeelerLove Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/vodka-the-tonic-as-poisoned-pup-cleo-get-an-alcohol-cure-from-vet/story-e6frf7kx-1226553878297 Saw this on the news last night. Obviously treating the poor pup was first priority, but I would have thought that dosing a 10 week old puppy with a bottle and a half of vodka in under 72 hours (ninemsn reports it was 48 but who knows with news these days?) could cause some pretty harmful side effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Alcohol and ethylene glycol can cancel each other out - but who knows the long term effects of either of them. Ethylene glycol poisoning would have killed her, so if the treatment saved her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeah, there wasn't really a good choice, the pup would have died without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/vodka-the-tonic-as-poisoned-pup-cleo-get-an-alcohol-cure-from-vet/story-e6frf7kx-1226553878297 Saw this on the news last night. Obviously treating the poor pup was first priority, but I would have thought that dosing a 10 week old puppy with a bottle and a half of vodka in under 72 hours (ninemsn reports it was 48 but who knows with news these days?) could cause some pretty harmful side effects? Yeah, me too. I'm surprised that the puppy doesn't have brain damage after having ethelene glycol and (a huge amount of) alcohol in its system. They don't mention it in the article, so I'm assuming she's okay. eta I didn't like the way they glamourized alcohol in the photo. Edited January 15, 2013 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 It does have it's uses. An old time breeder told me in the case of seizuring newborns to give them a bit of brandy which relaxes the brain and prevents more seizures and gives you time to get the their body temperature up and then feed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I wonder how many numpties will now ply their dogs with alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) Ethanol is a commonly used treatment (I believe one of only two). Helps stop the antifreeze being metabolised and then destroying the kidneys. Edited January 16, 2013 by stormie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Pretty quick thinking on the vet's part - I wonder how many other vets would think of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappie Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Pretty quick thinking on the vet's part - I wonder how many other vets would think of that? Well at times other than Christmas most of us wouldn't have an immediately accessible stash of vodka in the clinic, no matter how much we thought it would be a good idea :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Other forms of alcohol such as IV infusions are pretty hard to come by so oral administration is the most convenient option. I did once watch an episode of All Saints though, where the 'rogue' bad boy doctor had to treat a case of ethylene glycol toxicity. He went to the bottle shop and came back with a case of Wild Turkey, not vodka. Thought that was a novel twist, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 $2100... that's some seriously expensive Vodka... lol! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybun Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 In a Doc Martin episode he used Vodka too, but on a human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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