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| Severity of clinicals signs is inversely proportional to amount ingested. Time post-ingestion is also important.<ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 31.10.2010 </ref>. | | Severity of clinicals signs is inversely proportional to amount ingested. Time post-ingestion is also important.<ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 31.10.2010 </ref>. |
| *'''Dogs:''' Ataxia, mild to severe increasing depression and other neurological signs, tachycardia, tachypnoea, polydypsia, polyuria, dehydration, anorexia, emesis, miosis, hypothermia | | *'''Dogs:''' Ataxia, mild to severe increasing depression and other neurological signs, tachycardia, tachypnoea, polydypsia, polyuria, dehydration, anorexia, emesis, miosis, hypothermia |
− | **if untreated coma and death, or if lesser amount ingested oliguric renal failure within 2 to 7 days after ingestion .<ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 31.10.2010 </ref>, <ref name="multiple"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care'''(Second Edition 2007)</ref>. | + | **if untreated coma and death, or if lesser amount ingested oliguric acute renal failure within 2 to 7 days after ingestion .<ref name="multiples">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/210900.htm, accessed on 31.10.2010 </ref>, <ref name="multiple"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care'''(Second Edition 2007)</ref>. |
− | ***if untreated anuric renal failure | + | ***if untreated anuric acute renal failure |
| *'''Cats:''' Ataxia, pronounced depression and other neurological signs, tachycardia, tachypnoea, polyuria, dehydration, anorexia, emesis, miosis <ref name="multiple">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition),''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins </ref>, | | *'''Cats:''' Ataxia, pronounced depression and other neurological signs, tachycardia, tachypnoea, polyuria, dehydration, anorexia, emesis, miosis <ref name="multiple">'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition),''Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins </ref>, |
| <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''',Second Edition 2007,Chapter 19</ref>. | | <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency Care''',Second Edition 2007,Chapter 19</ref>. |
− | **coma and death if untreated, or if lesser amount ingested oliguric renal failure within 1 day after ingestion | + | **coma and death if untreated, or if lesser amount ingested oliguric acute renal failure within 1 day after ingestion |
− | ***if untreated anuric renal failure | + | ***if untreated anuric acute renal failure |
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| *Metabolic Acidosis, increased serum osmolality, increased anion gap, decreased plasma bicarbonate concentration, decreased PCO2, decrease blood pH | | *Metabolic Acidosis, increased serum osmolality, increased anion gap, decreased plasma bicarbonate concentration, decreased PCO2, decrease blood pH |
| *increased urea and creatinine, hyperkalaemia, | | *increased urea and creatinine, hyperkalaemia, |
| + | *Hyperphosphataemia due to acute renal failure <ref name="multiples"> '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1747 </ref>. |
| + | **Hypocalcaemia as a consequence of this<ref name="multiples"> '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1747 </ref>. |
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| ===Ultrasonography=== | | ===Ultrasonography=== |
− | *Accumulation of Calcium Oxalate Crystals in kidney result in renal hyperechogenicity upon ultrasound examination <ref name=''multiples''>'''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1968 </ref>. | + | *Renal accumulation of calcium oxalate crystals results in hyperechogenicity upon ultrasound examination <ref name=''multiples''>'''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1968 </ref>. |
− | ===Biopsy==== | + | ===Biopsy=== |
| *Needle or surgical wedge biopsy of kidney <ref name=''multiples''>'''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1968 </ref>. | | *Needle or surgical wedge biopsy of kidney <ref name=''multiples''>'''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1968 </ref>. |
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| ===Pathology=== | | ===Pathology=== |
| + | *Tetany results from the binding of Ethylene Glycol meatabolites to calcium ions present in serum <ref name="multiples"> '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''', (Seventh Edition), ''Ettinger and Feldman''; p1747 </ref>. |
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| ==Treatment== | | ==Treatment== |
| * Ethanol | | * Ethanol |