Cat Poisoning
 

11 cats confirmed as dead from antifreeze poisoning in our small patch over the past week or so.

Our neighbour rushed a cat he found in the street outside, rear end paralysed, to the local vet. Cat dead this morning.

And his own beloved cat is now with the vet... blood test off the scale for antifreeze.

He's gutted... and really, really angry. Her litter is till unweaned, so they have to tested as well before going for fostering.

The vet, the RSPCA and several owners have all been contacting the local media. Owners are scouring streets and gardens for sources of antifreeze and more possible bodies.

One of our cats is out there somewhere and the missus is beside herself with worry.

Would this have happened if the media had shut up about this easy way to kill cats?

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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thats just awful
i shudder to think what i would do to someone who did that to my old puss,there truly are some evil gits out there .

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i feel for you mate ,got a cat myself and would happily ram a large dose of anti freeze down any **** bags throat who tried that round our way

hope your cats ok

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What I'm thinking could get me prosecuted...:mad:

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I'm probably thinking the same as you Maggy, I find animal cruelty the worst possible crime, how can PEOPLE do this to an animal? or any other animal.

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Ill wait in line.

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Hope the cat turns up Taf, if someone has done this deliberately then, well words fail me. Our cat was very very ill last year and ended up having to go to The Liverpool vet university for treatment which cost just shy of £2500 (good job we where insured).
The actual cause was never found out but i suspect some kind of poisoning as he wasn`t eating, and for our Barney who weighs nearly 20lb but isn`t that fat to not eat means somethings wrong. Anyway he did sustain some liver damage but the vet explained cats are very good at repairing their liver (unlike us) so with time it should get better.

Good Luck+ i hope they find the male reproductive organs that did this and they get a good kicking!

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the human liver regenerates very well actually as long as you do not get it diseased or poisoned with something like paracetamol. you can even partially donate the right lobe which consists of 55 to 70% of the liver and it will regenerate approaching 100% in 4 to 6 weeks and soon after will be back to full size

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I've been trying to compose a post but nothing I can say comes anyway near expressing how I feel after reading Taf's post. We call humans who do despicable things 'Animals' but no animal deserves to be put on a par with the slime that would do something like this.

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Agreed. If this happened to my cats, The person who did it would not be safe from a return favor i can assure you.

To Taf

hope your cat turns up well .

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Maybe something could be added to antifreeze to deter cats if this gets too out of hand. This may have been accidental by the way, some innocent person with a leaking radiator perhaps. It take 2-3 teaspoons to kill a dog and less for a cat.

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A lot these days have a bittering agent added to put off would be drinkers.
Don't know if it's a legal requirement though.

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[QUOTE=iFrankie;35022328]I'm probably thinking the same as you Maggy, I find animal cruelty the worst possible crime, how can PEOPLE do this to an animal? or any other animal.

" I find animal cruelty the worst possible crime"
Sorry Frankie, i have to disagree with you there, I find cruelty to children the worst possible crime. :mad: I don`t like cats but to do anything to harm an animal is despicable.:(
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I think there's a Propolyne version that is bittered...

Our cat (actually another of next doors' who adopted us) wandered in after tea... wanting food as usual. We'll keep her in as much as we can.

The kittens have been given the all clear, but their mother is still on a drip trying to flush out the poison.

The streets around here have been buzzing with concerned people out on the pavements... and accusations have been whispered in most of the groups.

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That's terrible, why would anyone do that?! :mad: anyway, I'm glad your cat turned up OK Taf

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:tu:

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*********. Why can people be so cruel some times?

It is at times like this that i am glad that my cat (albeit looked after by my parents because I am not allowed cats in my rented house) is an indoor cat.

I hope the people responsible get caught and.... well you know.

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If this is deliberate then lets hope the person concerned is dealt with properly and made to pay for any vet bills that arise from this. As someone that doesn't and never has liked cats and has nothing but trouble from them i can possibly see how someone could build a hatred for them but not to the point of doing this. Me i find littering the garden with bottles filled with water has cut down a lot the amount of cat mess i have to clean from our backyard where all little kids in our family come to play although one of them did catch something after falling over into some i had missed. I know owner's of them love them dearly but they can be a complete pain for the rest of us more so when said owner kicks them out in the morning and doesn't let them back in till late at night as many where i live seem too. Hope yours is ok Taf and you get it back healthy and well m8.

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Next doors' cat died last night.

The official total is now 9 confirmed antifreeze poisoning

4 dead but untested

3 missing.

:-\

Our outdoors cat is spending alot of her time indoors now.... we have no idea if this is all over.

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I've just been told by my gran that the little kitten she had rescued and taken in and who I helped look after has just been poisoned!

How can people do such things!

This little cat had hurt no one.