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Chlorpromazine Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Chlorpromazine, a phenothiazine sedative, depresses the brain when overdosed, causing low temperature, agitation, coma and skin reactions. Stopping the drug and supportive care with a respiratory stimulant are the main steps.
Nitrite Poisoning (Methemoglobinaemia) in Dogs and Cats
Nitrites convert red blood cells' oxygen-carrying pigment into methaemoglobin, so tissues are starved of oxygen. Poisoned pets turn blue, seize and can die within minutes; a specific dye antidote reverses it.
Salt Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Eating too much common salt irritates the gut and over-excites the brain, causing restlessness, muscle tremor, thirst, little urine and dehydration; severe cases can be fatal. Fresh water and careful correction of electrolytes are the mainstay.
Sodium Fluoroacetate Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Sodium fluoroacetate is a deadly rodenticide that, like fluoroacetamide, blocks cellular energy production and strikes the brain and heart. Signs include vomiting, incoordination, wild running, seizures and rapid death.
Zinc Phosphide Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Zinc phosphide is a rodenticide that releases phosphine gas in the stomach, acting mainly on the nervous system. Poisoned pets drool, vomit (with a garlic odour), develop diarrhoea with blood and may seize or fall into coma.
Diphacinone (Rodenticide Anticoagulant) Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Diphacinone is an anticoagulant rodenticide that blocks vitamin K recycling, so poisoned pets bleed internally and may die suddenly or from haemorrhage. Vitamin K1 therapy and, in severe cases, transfusion are the mainstays of treatment.
Selenium Metabolism Disorders in Dogs and Cats: Deficiency (White Muscle Disease) and Toxicity
Selenium is an essential trace mineral that supports antioxidant defence and immune function in dogs and cats. Both too little and too much are harmful: deficiency causes nutritional myodegeneration (white muscle disease) affecting skeletal and heart muscle, while excess produces acute and chronic poisoning.
Iron Metabolism Disorders in Dogs and Cats
Iron metabolism disorders in dogs and cats include iron deficiency, microcytic hypochromic anemia with weakness and poor endurance, and iron overload from excess intake or poisoning, causing gut signs and acidosis. Deficiency is corrected with dietary iron and treatment of blood loss or parasites.
Magnesium Metabolism Disorders in Dogs and Cats
Magnesium disorders in dogs and cats include deficiency, causing stunted growth, hyperexcitability, and convulsions, and excess, usually from over-supplementation, causing vomiting, diarrhea, and in cats urinary tract signs. They are managed by correcting dietary magnesium and treating the underlying cause.
Postpartum Eclampsia (Puerperal Tetany) in Dogs and Cats
Postpartum eclampsia (puerperal tetany) in dogs and cats is an acute low-blood-calcium crisis in nursing mothers, usually 2 to 4 weeks after whelping, causing restlessness, stiffness, and violent seizures that can be fatal without prompt calcium treatment. It is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care.