Naslov
Poisoning of a dog with the explosive pentaerythrityl tetranitrate

Autori
Potočnjak, Dalibor ; Barić Rafaj, Renata ; Lemo, Nikša ; Matijatko, Vesna ; Kiš, Ivana ; Mrljak, Vladimir ; Harapin, Ivica

Izvornik
Journal of Small Animal Practice (0022-4510) 49 (2008), 6; 314-318

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
dog; pentaerythrityl tetranitrate

Sažetak
A three-year-old male Labrador retriever was ataxic, and this was evident by its markedly unsteady, swaying gait. The dog also had difficulty rising and fell several times while trying to stand. It had come into contact with the explosive, pentaerytrityl tetranitrate, while training to detect explosives. The following clinical symptoms were observed: gastrointestinal symptoms, bradycardia, depression, mild disorientation and a broad-based stance. The dog had comscious proprioceptive deficits in the hindlimbs, but cranial nerve function was normal except for miosis. Ion scan analysis of the dog serum after evaporation of the current phase by mass spectroscopy revealed the presence of fragments that are characteristic of pentaerytrityl tetranitrate. The aim of the present case report was to identify pentaerytrityl tetranitrate poisoning and describe the clinical signs of pentaerytrityl tetranitrate poisoning in dogs. To the authors knowledge, there are no published scientific articles on pentaerytrityl tetranitrate poisoning in dogs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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