One concerned vet has said that PAPP’s antidote was “oversold”. For many Aussies, especially those in rural regions, a vet is often too far away for this to be considered any kind of antidote at all.
And to make matters worse, there is a highly variable lag between the time an animal ingests PAPP and when symptoms start to set in. It can be anywhere between 43 minutes and 15 hours.
But that’s not all, folks. The first symptoms associated with PAPP poisoning are hardly ones most people would pick up: lethargy and sleepiness. That means that pet owners can miss the mere 60 minutes (or less) that they have to administer the antidote, which can only be applied by a vet anyway.