{"topic_id":"pet_tox_antifreeze","category":"pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: pet_tox_antifreeze\ncategory: pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Pet toxin — Antifreeze / ethylene glycol (neurological signs, organ failure)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Pet Poison Helpline — Pet toxin — Antifreeze / ethylene glycol (neurological signs, organ failure)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_antifreeze.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-27\ntokens_estimated: 220\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Pet Poison Helpline / pet toxicology reference\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Pet Poison Helpline\"\n  title: \"Pet toxin — Antifreeze / ethylene glycol (neurological signs, organ failure)\"\n  url: \"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/antifreeze/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-27\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official web page\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n# Pet toxin\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the Pet Poison Helpline toxin page.\n\n> Antifreeze is a broad term for chemicals that increase the freezing point of water.\n\n> Pet animals are exposed to antifreeze by access to leaking vehicles, containers in garages and storage sheds, winterized RV plumbing including toilets, and improperly disposed vehicular waste fluids.\n\n> While many antifreeze products contain ethylene glycol, not all products do, making it important to determine which type of antifreeze a pet may have ingested.\n\n> Depending on the type of antifreeze, clinical signs of poisoning may include gastrointestinal distress, neurological disorientation, and organ failure.\n\n> Signs are dependent upon the specific chemical contained in the antifreeze and the volume ingested; small volumes of the antifreeze ethylene glycol can lead to death if treatment is delayed after exposure.\n\n> Contact your veterinarian or Pet Poison Helpline immediately if you suspect your pet ingested antifreeze.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_antifreeze.txt` (faithful tag-stripped extraction of https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/antifreeze/).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Antifreeze is a broad term for chemicals that increase the freezing point of water.`\n- `Pet animals are exposed to antifreeze by access to leaking vehicles, containers in garages and storage sheds, winterized RV plumbing including toilets, and improperly disposed vehicular waste fluids.`\n- `While many antifreeze products contain ethylene glycol, not all products do, making it important to determine which type of antifreeze a pet may have ingested.`\n- `Depending on the type of antifreeze, clinical signs of poisoning may include gastrointestinal distress, neurological disorientation, and organ failure.`\n- `Signs are dependent upon the specific chemical contained in the antifreeze and the volume ingested; small volumes of the antifreeze ethylene glycol can lead to death if treatment is delayed after exposure.`\n- `Contact your veterinarian or Pet Poison Helpline immediately if you suspect your pet ingested antifreeze.`","sources":["Some food toxic for pets — Pet toxin — Antifreeze / ethylene glycol (neurological signs, organ failure) (retrieved 2026-07-27)"],"source":{"authority":"Some food toxic for pets","title":"Pet toxin — Antifreeze / ethylene glycol (neurological signs, organ failure)","url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/antifreeze/","retrieved":"2026-07-27","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Pet Poison Helpline / pet toxicology reference","verification_file":"pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_antifreeze.txt"},"source_document":"Pet Poison Helpline / pet toxicology reference","source_file":"pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_antifreeze.txt","tokens_estimated":220,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}