Insects—Hymenoptera
Chapter 48 Insects—Hymenoptera Kevin T. Fitzgerald, PhD, DVM, Rebecca Vera, AAS, CVT “Like a swarm of golden bees” Shelley • The medically important groups of Hymenoptera are the Apoidea (bees),…
Chapter 48 Insects—Hymenoptera Kevin T. Fitzgerald, PhD, DVM, Rebecca Vera, AAS, CVT “Like a swarm of golden bees” Shelley • The medically important groups of Hymenoptera are the Apoidea (bees),…
Chapter 70 Petroleum Hydrocarbons Merl F. Raisbeck, DVM, MS, PhD, Rebecca N. Dailey, BS • The most important toxic effect associated with the petroleum products commonly ingested by small animals…
Chapter 67 Oxalate-Containing Plants Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD • There are two types of oxalate-containing plants; those that contain insoluble oxalates (i.e., calcium oxalate) and those that contain soluble…
Chapter 62 Mycotoxins Stephen B. Hooser, DVM, PhD, Patricia A. Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD • Aflatoxin residues can be found on moldy food items and in dog food made with…
Chapter 60 Metronidazole Kevin T. Fitzgerald, PhD, DVM “He staggers, as a man poisoned.” James Joyce • Metronidazole is widely used in man and animals in treatment of protozoal and…
Chapter 55 Macadamia Nuts Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD • Ingestion of macadamia nuts in dogs has been associated with weakness, depression, vomiting, ataxia, joint and muscle pain, and joint…
Chapter 54 Poisonous Lizards Michael E. Peterson, DVM, MS • Poisonous lizards are primarily located in the southwestern United States and Mexico. • The median lethal intravenous dose (LD50 IV)…