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Clinical management of Zinc phosphide toxicity in German Shepherd dog

S.N. Ghodasara*1, D.T. Fefar2, V.A. Kalaria2, A.R. Bhadaniya2 and H.H. Savsani3

*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

 
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.

Keywords: Zinc phosphide, German Shepherd, hepatoprotectant, heamatinics
 
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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