VPT 421: Veterinary Toxicology (2+0)

CLINICAL SYMPTOMS AND PM LESIONS

• Clinical symptoms
  • Animals may be found dead.
  • The animal looses consciousness and stops breathing, but the heart continues to beat.
  • Symptoms of poisoning include panting, gasping and behavioural abnormalities, salivation, muscle tremor, urination, defecation, colic, emesis, prostration, bright red mucous membrane, clonic convulsions, mydriasis and death.
• PM lesions
  • Cherry red or bright red blood that does not clot, congestion in the gastrointestinal tract and lungs and peticheal haemorrhage.
  • Bitter almond smell will be experienced on opening the stomach/rumen.