Acute tracheal obstruction associated with anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication in a dog.
An adult female neutered crossbred dog was referred in respiratory distress. Thoracic radiographs revealed tracheal narrowing with a soft tissue opacity dorsal to the trachea, near the thoracic inlet, and a patchy interstitial pulmonary infiltrate. The tracheal narrowing was thought to be due to a combination of intraluminal haemorrhage and mediastinal haemorrhage resulting from a coagulopathy caused by anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication. Treatment included supportive care and administration of vitamin K1, and the dog showed a complete resolution of the clinical signs.
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Department of Medicine, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology*
D012378:Rodenticides