Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lithium poisoning from chlorinated water in two dogs
By Davies, N L·Published in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association·1991·Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lithium toxicity in two dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Two dogs became seriously ill after drinking water that was contaminated with lithium hypochlorite, which is sometimes found in chlorinated water. One dog showed symptoms like excessive thirst and urination, weight loss, dehydration, diarrhea, and weakness, while the other experienced similar symptoms along with seizures. After the contaminated water was removed from their diet, both dogs made a full recovery.
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Abstract
Two cases of lithium toxicity are reported on in dogs having had lithium hypochlorite chlorinated water as their sole source of drinking water. Clinical signs in one dog included polyuria, polydipsia, loss of body mass; dehydration, diarrhoea and general weakness and in the other case, polyuria, polydipsia, loss of body mass and seizures. Withdrawal of the water resulted in complete recovery.
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