A week ago I started the work on replacing the shift shaft on my KDX. Had to drain the coolant. Antifreeze is typically fatal to animals. I THOUGHT I was very careful but, evidently there was some drainage off the frame or skid plate that I did not see happen.
That spill dried to a sticky spot in the garage floor over the last week. I never saw it.
I was in the garage with the dog yesterday and, by the grace of God, saw him licking that spot on the floor.
Again by the grace of God, 22 hours later, 4 courses of antidote, stomach pumping, charcoal ingestion and continuous I.V. with some kind of alcohol to isolate the toxins in his blood "our son" will be coming back home to us in a day or two . There is the possibility that he will have kidney issues later in life, but at least he will be back home with us soon. Thank you God.
I know most of us work on bikes/cars/etc.. from time to time. Obviously there is the lesson of "don't spill antifreeze" but most importantly the lesson I want to share is:
The vet said that by seeing him ingest the antifreeze and IMMEDIATELY taking him to their office was key to saving his life. The vet shared with us that what they usually see is that a pet owner fears their animal has ingested antifreeze but they hesitate, not knowing and hoping that it will be ok. Two to three hours later the animal starts showing signs of poisoning. They then take the animal to the vet but, the toxins have already entered the kidneys by that time and 95% of the animals end up dying. The Dr. told me "Usually people sit here crying and saying why did I wait?"
I'm not looking to be his hero....in fact I am as far from it as I can be. I am not looking for praise because I acted fast. I just wanted to share the lesson of IMMEDIACY with ya'll because I know that the same thing could happen to you one day.
I can't wait to hug my Sambo bear again
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