All pet animals know how dangerous it is to have some household items around your cat or dog.
A Cat-owner named Maddie Smith, from New Zealand shared the outcomes of the same in a Facebook post that has since been shared by vet clinic, Rose Avenue Vet Hospital.
The vet has informed pet owners to not to purchase Himalayan salt lamps after one woman’s pet almost died. Smith noticed her cat’s odd behavior as she was ‘walking really strangely.’
She thought it might be because of chill so they wrapped her up in blankets before leaving for work. But when they returned home, the cat’s condition had become worse.
The Facebook post on Rose Avenue Vet Hospital page reads: ”Rose Avenue Vet Hospital 29 June G ***”*WARNING ABOUT SALT LAMPS!! Written by Maddie Smith of NZ (case happened in NZ at First Vets): Please please please if any of you out there have salt lamps, KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR FURRY FRIENDS REACH!”
”We woke up on Wednesday morning to our darling Ruby walking really strangely and had her head in an odd position as she walked. We initially thought this was just because she was so cold so we got her nice and toasty and left for work as usual. Wednesday afternoon Clayton arrived home from work and she had deteriorated dramatically so we rushed her to the vets.”
”The vets were extremely concerned for her and could see she definitely had neurological problems because she simply could not walk properly, could not hear or see, couldn’t even eat or drink properly because she couldn’t function her tongue the best.point 350 |
Her basic senses and abilities are GONE in 12 hours.point 43 | She was so helpless • So the vets ran some tests and they were all good, no worries.point 112 | Until her bloods arrived back this morning, and she had extremely high sodium levels in her blood.point 194 | So this severe salt poisoning had caused her brain to swell, and ultimately the neurological problems that followed.point 293 |
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”The salt poisoning was caused by just your normal salt lamp that we had in our lounge, Ruby has ingested the salt by simply licking the lamp (we didn’t realize obviously). This is usually more common in dogs so this was a huge shock, and their first case they have seen with a cat.”
*****WARNING ABOUT SALT LAMPS!!Written by Maddie Smith of NZ (case happened in NZ at First Vets): Please please…
Posted by Rose Avenue Vet Hospital on Friday, June 28, 2019
”Salt poisoning is EXTREMELY deadly to animals and she is basically a miracle to still be here now. These salt lamps are addictive to animals, and if they get a taste it becomes just like potato chips are to us! So please please keep these out of reach from your fur babies.”
”Ruby still has a long road to recovery but we are so glad she’s still here with us, with the right nutrition and hydration we should have her back to normal. Ruby wouldn’t be here today without the help of First Vets who have helped her with every hurdle we have faced with our Ruby the past 11 months we have had her. She’s a fighter that’s for sure!”
”Hopefully sharing this might help educate others on just how deadly these lamps can be if the salt is ingested. I know mines not staying in our house that’s for sure.”