title: Toxicology of explosives and fireworks in small animals.
abstract: Intoxication with explosives or fireworks in dogs or cats is not common, but serious toxicosis can result from exposure to different types of explosives depending on the chemical class of explosive involved. This article will discuss the different types of materials/chemicals, clinical signs of toxicosis, and their treatment. Despite the complexities of explosives and plethora of different devices currently in use worldwide, the toxic potential is more easily explained by looking at the relatively short list of chemical classes used to produce these materials. This article combines structurally similar explosives into different groups and focuses on the toxicity of the most commonly available explosives.
authors.affiliation: Novartis Animal Health US, Inc, 3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 300, Greensboro, NC 27408, USA.
authors.forename: Patti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gahagan
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wismer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents