Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with vomiting and liver failure after eating Macrozamia seeds
By Mills, J N et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·1996·School of Veterinary Studies, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Macrozamia toxicosis in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A young Dachshund became very sick after eating seeds from the Macrozamia riedlei plant, showing symptoms like vomiting, depression, and severe liver damage. Within just six hours, the dog developed jaundice, abdominal pain that didn't respond to pain relief, and serious bleeding in the stomach. Unfortunately, despite veterinary care, the dog's condition worsened, and it was euthanized six days after eating the seeds.
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Abstract
A case of Macrozamia riedlei seed poisoning is described in a young Dachshund. Vomiting and depression commenced within 6 h of ingestion; other signs that developed included severe hepatopathy, jaundice, abdominal pain that was unresponsive to analgesics, severe gastro-intestinal haemorrhage and thrombocytopenia as well as crystalluria and marrow dyserythropoiesis. The dog was euthanased 6 days after ingestion of the seeds.
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