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- Abdominal pain
- Black, tarry feces
- Difficulty swallowing
- Excessive drooling
- Fever/hyperthermia
- Increase in white blood cells
- Lack of appetite
- Lethargy
- Mouth pain
- Ulcers in the mouth
- Ulcers on tongue
- Vomiting
- Most household batteries contain alkaline material that can cause liquefaction necrosis which creates deeply penetrating ulcers that form over several hours
- Car batteries are often lead-acid batteries
- In the unlikely event that your dog chews through the casing of a car battery, the acid could cause severe burns to the mouth and eyes
- The burns are not as deeply penetrating as the ulcers caused by an alkaline material
- There are several heavy metals that are used in batteries that can be toxic to your pet
- Toxic metals that can be found in batteries include lead, zinc, mercury, cadmium and cobalt
- This is of particular concern with disc and button batteries
- The way that these batteries are formed allows an electrical current to cause necrosis to nearby tissues when it gets lodged in the esophagus or as it travels through the gastrointestinal system
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