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==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs
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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

  1. Tilley SmithThe 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline (Third Edition), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins