Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 379-383

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786040379

Successful treatment of metaldehyde toxicosis with intravenous lipid emulsion in a dog

Cristina Alexa Lelescu1, Cosmin Mureșan2, Aurel Muste2, Marian Aurel Taulescu3, Amalia Marina Neagu4, Andras Laszlo Nagy5

1Department of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
2University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathophysiology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
5University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Toxicology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Received March 24, 2017
Accepted October 17, 2017

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