Anti Freeze

Thank you for the warning. That is horrendous and I do hope that the vet can sort out Phoebe. She may be "only a cat" but a much loved one who is a member of the family.

LizG, I hope wee Phoebe recovers ok. Apparently anti-freeze is attractive to cats (and dogs) because of its sweet taste. It's been known for pigeon fanciers to lay this down for cats if they've been lurking around their pigeon lofts. Also a crushed aspirin in milk has a similar affect . Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to stop a cat from going just where it wants to go.

No such thing as 'only a cat'. Good luck to Phoebe. She matters to you and her family.

Thank you all. I am qite choked at the moment.

I do hope she will be ok. I don't have a cat these days but, when I did they meant the world to me. Fingers well and truly crossed.

I'm so sorry LizG I hope you have better news tomorrow. I live in fear of something like this happening to one of mine. Even if it was an accident it doesn't make the result less horrible does it?

LizG I am so sorry to hear about Phoebe. I'm not sure that there is much the vet can do but perhaps she was taken to him/her in time. I do hope so. My granddaughter's cat, who was pregnant at the time, sadly died after drinking antifreeze last year. Absentdaughter tells me that it is quite common to put out a small dish of antifreeze with the deliberate intent of killing other people's pets but it also happens by accident when cars have leaky radiators. It is very puzzling as cats don't have a tastebud for sweetness so it must be something else – maybe the smell – that attracts them.

Haven't had an update yet but I suspect DD and her DH will have to make a decision today. DD has already made it but her DH is very sensitive. As soon as he got home from work I left them to talk it through.

She is a PCSO and believes it had to be intentional but I go for the accidental theory. I hate to think that there may be such evil people around.

I have been keeping quiet on this because my poor daughter has been living on a roller coaster. Now though the cat has improved enough to be allowed home. Last week they were given a 5% chance of its survival. Phoebe's recovery seems to have been quite amazing

So glad for you LizG

Don't know how healthy DD's cat will be now but I suspect it will be a house cat for a while. The vet suggested the anti freeze could come from the cans of de-icer as well as a car radiator, which was something I didn't know.

LizG I hope your daughter's cat continues to improve - she must be a hardy little thing.

I hope that it was some sort of accident - it's too horrible to think that someone would do such a thing deliberately.

How splendid. I am so pleased for your family and for Phoebe.

So glad