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Clinical management of Zinc phosphide toxicity in German Shepherd dog |
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S.N. Ghodasara*1,
D.T. Fefar2, V.A. Kalaria2, A.R. Bhadaniya2
and H.H. Savsani3
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*1Cattle Breeding Farm, Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Veterinary
Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh
Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India; 3Department
of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
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Abstract |
Zinc phosphide is an
ingredient used in some rat poisons, and is also commonly used by pest
control professionals. The study explores accidental ingestion of Zinc
phosphide (Rodenticide) in three German Shepherd dog and its therapeutic
management. All the three pups were treated intravenously with normal
saline, dextrose, steroids, anticoagulant and multivitamins and orally
drenched heamatinics and hepatoprotectant as follow up treatment
according to the symptoms and severity of the toxicity. Out of three
pups, two were recovered fully after post treatment, but one male pup
could not recovered because of toxicity in multi-organs and died within
36 hours of post ingestion.
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Keywords:
Zinc phosphide, German
Shepherd, hepatoprotectant, heamatinics |
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To cite this article:
Ghodasara SN, DT Fefar, VA Kalaria, AR Bhadaniya and HH Savsani, 2013.
Clinical management of Zinc phosphide toxicity in German Shepherd dog.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 3(10), 346-347. |
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