The use of diazepam and methocarbamol in the treatment of toxaphene poisoning in a Bangal tiger.
A 12-year-old female Bengal tiger was presented with clinical signs of acute chlorinated hydrocarbon poisoning and a history of recent consumption of food contaminated with toxaphene. Hyperreflexia and periodic convulsions were controlled by initial intramuscular injections of 30 mg diazepam and 2 g methocarbamol, followed at 6-hour intervals with intramuscular injections of 30 mg diazepam each, for 2 additional treatments. Following the initial treatment, hyperreflexia and convulsions did not recur.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008460:Meat; D008721:Methocarbamol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D014112:Toxaphene / Q000633:toxicity*
D007306:Insecticides; D008721:Methocarbamol; D014112:Toxaphene; D003975:Diazepam