Suspected lasalocid poisoning in three dogs.
The ionophore lasalocid has been used as a feed additive for broilers chickens and for improving feed efficiency in ruminants. Although dogs appear to be more sensitive to lasalocid intoxication than other species, there is only 1 report in the veterinary literature about lasalocid poisoning in dogs. We describe the clinical signs, treatment and resolution of 3 hunting dogs that developed acute neurological signs consistent with lasalocid poisoning after the consumption of several broilers that had died on a nearby farm.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D002645:Chickens; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007832:Lasalocid / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007832:Lasalocid