Fatal poisoning in dogs and cats - A 6 - year report in a veterinary pathology service

Authors

  • Fabiana Galtarossa Xavier Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Dario Abbud Righi Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Helenice de Souza Spinosa Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Patologia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2007.26632

Keywords:

Poisoning, Aldicarb, Pesticides, Dogs, Cats

Abstract

A retrospective evaluation (1999 to 2004) of all 1,875 necropsies was performed at one Veterinary Pathology Service in Brazil with the aim of characterizing the cases of fatal poisonings in dogs and cats. During this period, 261 (13.9%) cases of dog or cat poisoning were identified. For all animals the exposures were of acute nature, caused by a single substance, occurred by ingestion and the most them were of intentional nature. The main agent was aldicarb responsible for 88.6% of the intoxications in dogs and 95.0% in cats. Other agents were anticoagulants (10.0% in dogs and 0.8% in cats), sodium monofluoracetate (1.4% in dogs) and no specified organic solvent (4.2% in cats).

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Published

2007-08-01

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2007)

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Xavier FG, Righi DA, Spinosa H de S. Fatal poisoning in dogs and cats - A 6 - year report in a veterinary pathology service. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2007 Aug. 1 [cited 2026 Sep. 26];44(4):304-9. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26632