Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog vomiting and bleeding after joint supplement overdose
By Nobles, Irma J & Khan, Safdar·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2015·BluePearl Veterinary Partners - ER/CC, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome secondary to joint supplement overdosage in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old spayed female Bernese mountain dog was brought in for vomiting and bloody stools after eating around 200 joint supplement tablets. Despite intensive treatment, she developed serious complications including bleeding disorders, inflammation of the pancreas, and kidney failure. Unfortunately, her condition worsened, and she was euthanized. A postmortem exam showed extensive damage to multiple organs, including the heart and liver.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old spayed female Bernese mountain dog, with a chief complaint of vomiting and melena ingested approximately 200 nutritional joint supplement tablets. Despite aggressive therapy, the patient developed a coagulopathy, pancreatitis, peritonitis, acute kidney injury, and was euthanized. Postmortem examination revealed myocardial necrosis, pneumonia, centrilobular hemorrhage and necrosis of the liver, vasculitis, and acute tubular necrosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25829554/