Saturday, January 19, 2013

Vodka is the tonic

 Cleo, a ten week old American staffordshire pup,  licked radiator fluid off spare car parts in a garage last week and was poisoned by it. Her owner rushed her to the vet who hooked her up to one of his Christmas gifts, a bottle of vodka.


Animal Accident and Emergency Point Cook vet Dr Yenny Indrawirawan said the "hair of the dog" treatment, which cost more than $2100, was rare but effective.
"The alcohol stops a chemical reaction in the body," Dr Indrawirawan said. "Without the vodka, Cleo was likely to develop renal failure."
Ms Zammit said the pup had recovered and beaten her hangover the same way we do.
"She slept a lot and she was eating a lot, but she seems really happy now."

Read more at News.com.au

Thanks again Bruce!

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