Fumes from gas boilers
Reed, N.
Veterinary Record 142(20): 556
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 9637393 Document Number: 493780
Three dogs spent the night in the kitchen, without the usual ventilation from the kitchen fan as it was a cold night. The following morning, 1 was comatosed, the second dull, slightly ataxic, tachycardic, with loud heart rate and abdominal discomfort. Her temperature was 35.3 degrees C. The third dog was salivating excessively and had a loud, fast heart. A fourth dog which had been with the others the previous day and had eaten the same food had spent the night elsewhere and was unaffected. 2 of the dogs were given access to plenty of fresh air. The worst affected dog was given i.v. fluids and s.c. atropine. All made a full recovery. The gas boiler was checked, and shown to be faulty, with inadequate ventilation, but no mention was made of carbon monoxide. None of the dogs suffered classic symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, suggesting other symptoms may be associated with the condition, or that some other gas was involved.