Successful Management of Acute Glufosinate Ammonium (Herbicide) Toxicity in a Non-descriptive Dog
C.Pavan Kumar *
Department of Veterinary Medicine, NTR CVSc, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh-521002, India.
P.Ramesh
Department of Veterinary Medicine, NTR CVSc, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh-521002, India.
N.Lakshmi Rani
Department of Veterinary Medicine, NTR CVSc, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh-521002, India.
Ch.Mallikarjuna Rao
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR CVSc, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh-521002, India.
G.Kamalakar
Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR CVSc, Gannavaram, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh-521002, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A seven month old, male, mongrel dog weighing eleven and half kilograms was presented to the college hospital under recumbency with signs of diarrhoea, shivering, salivation, seizures and hyperesthesia since two hours. following accidental ingestion of grass treated with Glufosinate Ammonium 13.5% w/w SL (Synkill®) twenty four hours ago. Detailed clinical and physical examinations of the dog was carried out and emergency therapeutic management was undertaken in the dog by oral administration of activated charcoal @ 2g/kg bw, intramuscular administration of inj. atropine sulphate @ 0.02mg/kg- and inj.midazolam @ 0.1mg/kg along with the supportive medication. The dog was monitored using electrocardiography and vital parameters. Uneventful recovery was noticed four hours following therapy.
Keywords: Glufosinate ammonium, dog, poisoning, herbicide, Prolonged QT interval