strychnine and Cat-Diseases

Rodenticides are second only to insecticides in the prevalence of pesticide exposure. Hundreds of rodenticide products currently exist, yet only a handful of them are involved in most toxicoses of companion animals. The most commonly reported toxicoses in the United States are those caused by anticoagulant rodenticides, bromethalin, cholecalciferol, strychnine, and zinc phosphide. The pathophysiologic findings, diagnosis, and treatment of each of these five rodenticides are discussed.

Topics: Aniline Compounds; Animals; Cat Diseases; Cats; Cholecalciferol; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Phosphines; Rodenticides; Strychnine; Zinc Compounds

Topics: Animals; Anura; Arsenic Poisoning; Botulism; Cat Diseases; Cats; Central Nervous System Diseases; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; Insecticides; Lead Poisoning; Mercury Poisoning; Organophosphorus Compounds; Plant Poisoning; Polyneuropathies; Strychnine; Tetanus; Thallium; Theobromine; Tick Paralysis

Topics: Acetaminophen; Animals; Arsenic Poisoning; Aspirin; Benzoates; Bismuth; Cat Diseases; Cats; Chloramphenicol; Dichlorvos; Diuresis; Ethylene Glycols; Fuel Oils; Gastric Lavage; Griseofulvin; Hexachlorophene; Insecticides; Lead Poisoning; Mercury Poisoning; Methylene Blue; Morphine; Pentobarbital; Phenacetin; Phenols; Plant Poisoning; Rodenticides; Strychnine; Vitamin A

The cases of suspected poisoning of livestock by a range of organic chemicals, mainly pesticides, investigated at the Central Veterinary Laboratory during the period 1977 to 1980 are reviewed. The incidences of poisoning by various types of compound and the species most at risk are discussed. Organophosphorus pesticides and rodenticides were the commonest causes of poisoning. Pesticides accounted for one in 25 of all fatal poisonings listed by the veterinary investigation diagnosis analysis (VIDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Topics: Acetaldehyde; Animal Diseases; Animals; Bird Diseases; Birds; Cat Diseases; Cats; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Herbicides; Horse Diseases; Horses; Insecticides; Methiocarb; Organophosphorus Compounds; Pentachlorophenol; Pesticides; Rabbits; Rodenticides; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Strychnine; Swine; Swine Diseases