Life-threatening metabolic disorders after application of a sodium phosphate containing enema in the dog and cat;Lebensbedrohliche Stoffwechselstörungen nach Applikation eines Natriumphosphat-haltigen Klistiers bei Hund und Katze

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 257-261

  Tomsa, K ^a   Steffen, F ^b   Glaus, T ^b  

^a Klinik fur Kleintiermedizin   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dog, cat; Electrolytes; Hyperosmolality; Polycythemia; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DEHYDRATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATHARTICS; CATS; DEHYDRATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENEMA; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; PHOSPHATES; SEIZURES;

EID: 0035351078     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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