Alpha-chloralose poisoning in dogs and cats: A retrospective study of 33 canine and 13 feline confirmed cases

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-113

  Segev, Gilad ^a   Yas Natan, Einat ^a   Shlosberg, Alan ^a,b   Aroch, Itamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Canine; Chloralose; Coma; Feline; Seizures; Toxicosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORALOSE; DIAZEPAM; HALOTHANE; INFUSION FLUID; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT DISEASE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERESTHESIA; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; LETHARGY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVATION; SEIZURE; STUPOR; TREMOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHLORALOSE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; POISONING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RODENTICIDES;

ATAXIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 33744906064     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.02.030     Document Type: Article

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