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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
===Clinical Signs=== | ===Clinical Signs=== | ||
| − | Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs | + | Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs.<ref>Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref> |
*'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia | *'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia | ||
*'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic | *'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic | ||
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Introduction
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs.[1]
- CNS: hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia
- Gastrointestinal: diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic
- Cardiovascular: arrhythmias,infrequently bradycardia but usually tachycardia
Laboratory Tests
Pathology
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Tilley SmithThe 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline (Third Edition), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins