title: Ethylene glycol toxicosis in a free-ranging raccoon (Procyon lotor) from Prince Edward Island.
abstract: A juvenile free-ranging raccoon (Procyon lotor) was presented for acute onset of abnormal mentation and seizures. Ethylene glycol toxicosis was diagnosed on postmortem examination. This report highlights the importance of including ethylene glycol toxicosis on the list of differential diagnoses for abnormal mentation and seizures in free-ranging raccoons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McBurney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011325:Prince Edward Island; D011821:Raccoons; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D019855:Ethylene Glycol