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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In relation to propylene glycol and cats:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apparently cats do have unique sensitivity to propylene glycol, which is not true of humans, dogs, or cattle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See this publication by the American Chemistry Council, not a group of “chemophobes” by any stretch of the imagination:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDOWCOM/dh_0046/0901b80380046c77.pdf?filepath=propyleneglycol/pdfs/noreg/117-01660.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc">http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDOWCOM/dh_0046/0901b80380046c77.pdf?filepath=propyleneglycol/pdfs/noreg/117-01660.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and this article on “Heinz body formation in cats” from a veterinary school:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/tarigo/index.php">http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/tarigo/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“<span class=googqs-tidbit1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Propylene glycol (PG) is a common cause of HzB in cats. PG is a polyhydric alcohol used commonly as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceuticals,</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> and as an inexpensive carbohydrate source in semi-moist foods for animals.<sup>3”<o:p></o:p></sup></span></p><p><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>3. Christopher MM, White JG, Eaton JW. Erythrocyte pathology and mechanisms of Heinz body-mediated hemolysis in cats. Vet Pathol. 27:299-310. 1990.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>It would be wise to put the propylene glycol traps in locations where cats would not have access to them (inside fences, perhaps?) I’ll think about that for the traps I intend to be putting out next week!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kim Stoner<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>