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Accidental poisoning of 17 dogs with lasalocid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15357378     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Over a period of 10 days, 17 dogs became weak and developed neurological deficits of different degrees of severity. About 12 hours before these clinical signs appeared they had all eaten a particular brand of commercial dog food from a recently opened bag. They were all quadriparetic and hyporeflexic, and some of them also showed additional systemic or neurological signs, including dyspnoea, a high body temperature, tongue laxity, hyperaesthesia and anisochoria. Serum biochemical abnormalities included high activities of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase. Analysis of the suspect food revealed high concentrations of the ionophore lasalocid. Fifteen of the dogs were given supportive treatment at home and two were hospitalised. Five of the dogs died, but the others improved gradually and had fully recovered by one to four days after the appearance of the clinical signs.
Authors:
G Segev; G Baneth; B Levitin; A Shlosberg; I Aroch
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Veterinary record     Volume:  155     ISSN:  0042-4900     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet. Rec.     Publication Date:  2004 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-10     Completed Date:  2004-10-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0031164     Medline TA:  Vet Rec     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  174-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents
Animals
Coccidiostats / poisoning*
Dog Diseases / epidemiology*,  etiology
Dogs
Female
Food Contamination*
Israel / epidemiology
Lasalocid / poisoning*
Male
Poisoning / epidemiology,  veterinary
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Coccidiostats; 25999-31-9/Lasalocid

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