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| Dog dies after coming into contact with e-cigarette | |
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| A Staffordshire Bull Terrier is thought to have become the first pet dog to die in the UK after coming into contact with e-cigarette re-fill fluid. | |
| Ivy died on Monday, hours after she bit through a bottle of liquid nicotine intended for her owner Keith Sutton’s e-cigarette. | Ivy died on Monday, hours after she bit through a bottle of liquid nicotine intended for her owner Keith Sutton’s e-cigarette. |
| Mr Sutton, a 56-year-old coach driver from Redruth, Cornwall, had swapped conventional cigarettes for the electronic variety, and had left the bottle on his dining room table, Western Daily Press reported. | Mr Sutton, a 56-year-old coach driver from Redruth, Cornwall, had swapped conventional cigarettes for the electronic variety, and had left the bottle on his dining room table, Western Daily Press reported. |
| The nicotine-laced fluid is used to re-fill e-cigarettes, which converts the liquid into vapour that users smoke. | The nicotine-laced fluid is used to re-fill e-cigarettes, which converts the liquid into vapour that users smoke. |
| After the 14-week-old puppy bit into the container and the liquid touched the roof of her mouth, she began frothing at the mouth and vomiting. | |
| He said of the incident: “I peered round the corner from the kitchen and the dog was on the floor with the bottle of e-liquid. | He said of the incident: “I peered round the corner from the kitchen and the dog was on the floor with the bottle of e-liquid. |
| "She had only ingested the tiniest amount but by the time I picked her up she was frothing at the mouth. | "She had only ingested the tiniest amount but by the time I picked her up she was frothing at the mouth. |
| “I attempted to cool her down with cold water but I don't know any dog first aid, I just did whatever came into my mind. | “I attempted to cool her down with cold water but I don't know any dog first aid, I just did whatever came into my mind. |
| "Her tongue was blue, her lips were blue. She messed herself, then she vomited," the grandfather told the newspaper. | |
| Mr Sutton rushed Ivy to the Animal Veterinary Services in Hayle, Cornwall, where she was given a dose of steroids, but despite the vet's efforts she died the next day from nicotine poisoning. | Mr Sutton rushed Ivy to the Animal Veterinary Services in Hayle, Cornwall, where she was given a dose of steroids, but despite the vet's efforts she died the next day from nicotine poisoning. |
| “When we got there the vet went on to the veterinary websites but couldn't find anything about nicotine poisoning. | “When we got there the vet went on to the veterinary websites but couldn't find anything about nicotine poisoning. |
| "He eventually went away and got an old book on poisons. He shook his head and told us it wasn't good," Mr Sutton said. | "He eventually went away and got an old book on poisons. He shook his head and told us it wasn't good," Mr Sutton said. |
| The e-liquid contained chemicals such as propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol 400 which are mixed with vegetable glycerin and flavourings and nicotine. | The e-liquid contained chemicals such as propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol 400 which are mixed with vegetable glycerin and flavourings and nicotine. |
| It would take a large dose of nicotine to harm a human, but experts say a dog would only have to ingest 10 milligrams per kilogram of animal weight to be in danger. | It would take a large dose of nicotine to harm a human, but experts say a dog would only have to ingest 10 milligrams per kilogram of animal weight to be in danger. |
| While there are warnings on e-liquid bottles, Mr Sutton is calling for the fuel to become a controlled substance in the same was as medication or alcohol. | While there are warnings on e-liquid bottles, Mr Sutton is calling for the fuel to become a controlled substance in the same was as medication or alcohol. |
| He said he is concerned that small children could also be harmed if they ingest the fuel. | He said he is concerned that small children could also be harmed if they ingest the fuel. |
| A spokesperson from the vets told the Western Daily Press: “The dog started to get a reaction after 30 seconds of piercing the bottle. | A spokesperson from the vets told the Western Daily Press: “The dog started to get a reaction after 30 seconds of piercing the bottle. |
| “We managed to keep her going for a few hours, but she died in the early hours of Monday morning. | “We managed to keep her going for a few hours, but she died in the early hours of Monday morning. |
| “The fluid is potentially fatal for dogs and they are perfectly capable of putting a tooth through the packaging.” | “The fluid is potentially fatal for dogs and they are perfectly capable of putting a tooth through the packaging.” |
| Mr Sutton uses an eKarma Vaporiser fuelled by k-Liquid with a Falcon electronic cigarette, produced UK-based Prestige Vaping. | Mr Sutton uses an eKarma Vaporiser fuelled by k-Liquid with a Falcon electronic cigarette, produced UK-based Prestige Vaping. |
| Neither company has responded to a request for comment. | Neither company has responded to a request for comment. |