Chapter 20 ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Toxin Exposures for Pets Tina Wismer, Urbana, Illinois “Common things happen commonly” is a good adage for veterinary toxicology. Knowing which toxicoses happen most…
Web Chapter 5 Nephrotoxicants Wilson K. Rumbeiha, Ames, Iowa Michael J. Murphy, Stillwater, Minnesota The kidney is a frequent target for toxic chemicals (Web Box 5-1). Pet food or pet treat recalls…
Chapter 38 Aflatoxicosis in Dogs Karyn Bischoff, Ithaca, New York Tam Garland, College Station, Texas Aflatoxicosis in dogs was first described as hepatitis X in 1952. The disease was experimentally reproduced in…
Chapter 37 Lead Toxicosis in Small Animals Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant, Mahomet, Illinois Lead contamination of residential environments has decreased through removal of lead from residential paints, gasoline, and other household items….
Chapter 1 Crystalloid Fluid Therapy John D. Anastasio, Malvern, Pennsylvania Daniel J. Fletcher, Ithaca, New York Elizabeth A. Rozanski, North Grafton, Massachusetts Crystalloids are water-based solutions containing electrolyte and nonelectrolyte solutes and are…
Chapter 33 Pesticides New Vertebrate Toxic Agents for Pest Species Rhian Cope, Lower Hutt, New Zealand Given that most indigenous animal life in New Zealand evolved for millions of years in…
Chapter 34 Parasiticide Toxicoses Avermectins Wilson K. Rumbeiha, Ames, Iowa Avermectins are a group of parasiticidal drugs derived from soil Streptomyces microorganisms. Biochemically they belong to a group of compounds known…
Chapter 35 Human Foods with Pet Toxicoses Alcohol to Xylitol Eric K. Dunayer, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Many foods commonly and safely eaten by people can have toxic effects in dogs…
Chapter 31 Rodenticide Toxicoses Michael J. Murphy, Stillwater, Minnesota Pesticides account for about 25% of toxin exposures in pets. Insecticides (see Chapter 32) and rodenticides represent the majority of these pesticide…
Chapter 32 Insecticide Toxicoses Patricia Ann Talcott, Pullman, Washington Insecticides used in the United States to which small animals have been exposed include the organophosphate and carbamate cholinesterase inhibitor insecticides, the…
