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- Title
Chocolate ingestion-induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema in a puppy: a case report.
- Authors
AGUDELO, C. F.; FILIPEJOVA, Z.; SCHANILEC, P.
- Abstract
Chocolate intoxication in small animals may be life-threatening and associated with serious morbidity and mortality. The main clinical presentations are cardio-respiratory and neurological complications. One of the most common post-mortem findings is pulmonary oedema which can be a cause of immediate death. We report a case of non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema thought to be triggered by chocolate intoxication in a threemonth- old puppy Dachshund dog. To the authors' knowledge this is the first time such a complication has been reported after chocolate ingestion. The history, clinical signs, diagnostic approach (radiographs, methylxanthine concentrations, electrocardiography and echocardiography), and treatment are described. The effects of a combination of methylxanthines and other triggers of non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema are discussed.
- Subjects
CHOCOLATE; FOOD poisoning; ANIMAL mortality; CAFFEINE; PULMONARY edema
- Publication
Veterinární Medicína, 2013, Vol 58, Issue 6, p109
- ISSN
0375-8427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17221/6703-vetmed