Question of the Day
Friday February 12th, 2010An 8-month male-neutered Australian cattle dog mix presents at your clinic collapsed, with a history of worsening vomiting, diarrhea, hematoschezia and weakness in the last 6 hours. The dog is prostrate and has a weak pulse.
T= 99.1 F (37.2 C), RR=25 HR=140
The owner relates that the puppy chews on everything and might have eaten some ant traps she had put around the kitchen floor.
You have given the treatment of choice.
Within 2 hours, the dog’s signs worsen. What should you do?
A - Give less drug
B - Start IV Lactated Ringer’s solution (LRS)
C - Do nothing
D - Switch to 2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid treatment
E - Give additional drug
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