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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