Clinical, neurological and clinicopathological signs, treatment and outcome of metaldehyde intoxication in 18 dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 438-443

  Yas Natan, E ^a   Segev, G ^a   Aroch, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METALDEHYDE; MOLLUSCACIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MOLLUSCACIDES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547547046     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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