5 Dogs Die After Ingesting Skin Cancer Cream

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Skin cancer cream kills five dogs because they accidently ingested it. U.S. Food and Drug Administration warn all citizens with pets who use the cream for skin cancer not to let their dog or cat lick their hands. The tropical drug for cancer is marketed under different brand names like Efudex, Fluoroplex and Carac.  FDA has established a new advisory especially for households with pets.

One of the two dogs died in one case when they picked the tube of cream from the room of their master and started playing with it. The tube punctured and one licked the substance oozing out of the punctured tube.  The ill-fated dog died within 12 hours.

In another case, a dog stole away his master's fluorouracil and ingested it. The dog was rushed to the vet but his condition got worse and finally, he was euthanized on the third day after failed trials to rescue his life, according to Tech News.

FDA announces that pets are at risk of sickness or even death if exposed to cancer tropical medicines. The cream is intended for human skin only and anyone having a pet at home and uses the cream should apply high-level care in storing the medicine as well as getting close to the pets after applying it.

A very small amount of the cream can be fatal for the pets. So, after applying the cream on any part of the skin, prevent the pets at home from licking the hands or any part of the body, according to WCVB.

FDA strongly urges the pet owners who use cancer skin cream under any brand name to keep it out of reach of their pets. Currently, no reports have been received of a cat becoming ill but it is possible that feline fellows also react the same way as the canine did.