Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog stung by scorpion shows pain and drowsiness then recovers
By M. Cardoso et al.·2004·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Envenomation by scorpion in dog: case report
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old Brazilian Terrier was brought to the vet after being stung by a scorpion. The dog showed signs of distress, including vocalizing, drowsiness, rapid breathing, and a fast heartbeat. The vet performed a local anesthetic block around the sting site to relieve pain. After 24 hours of treatment, the dog was doing well and showed no further symptoms.
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Abstract
A case admitted at the Small Animals Clinics Service, Veterinary Hospital, FMVZ - UNESP, in May, 1999 is described. A Brazilian Terrier dog, 3 years and 3 months old, weighing 1.7 kg was brought after 2 hours and a half from contact with a scorpion (Tityus bahiensis). The dog showed vocalization inserted with drowsiness. Physical examination showed slightly hyperemic mucous, pain, agressiveness, tachypnea, tachycardia, and discrete erythema on the right forelimb palmar face. An anesthetic block was performed around the stung area using 2% lidocaine hydrochloride without vasoconstrictor (10mL). The animal was asymptomatic, after 24 h treatment.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/7ba1a371772d5de39a12c3123eec02f945680752