Suspected lasalocid poisoning in three dogs

Vet Hum Toxicol. 2003 Oct;45(5):241-2.

Abstract

The ionophore lasalocid has been used as a feed additive for broilers chickens and for improving feed efficiency in ruminants. Although dogs appear to be more sensitive to lasalocid intoxication than other species, there is only 1 report in the veterinary literature about lasalocid poisoning in dogs. We describe the clinical signs, treatment and resolution of 3 hunting dogs that developed acute neurological signs consistent with lasalocid poisoning after the consumption of several broilers that had died on a nearby farm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / poisoning*
  • Chickens
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Lasalocid / poisoning*
  • Male
  • Poisoning / diagnosis
  • Poisoning / veterinary

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lasalocid