Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
How well apomorphine causes vomiting to remove swallowed objects
By Zersen, Kristin M et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)·2020·VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective evaluation of the induction of emesis with apomorphine as treatment for gastric foreign bodies in dogs (2010-2014): 61 cases.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 61 dogs that swallowed foreign objects were treated by inducing vomiting using a medication called apomorphine. In 97% of the cases, the dogs successfully vomited the foreign material, and 78% of those dogs expelled the object they had ingested. There were no reported complications from the treatment, making it a safe option for removing certain types of foreign bodies from a dog's stomach. This method can be effective if your dog has eaten something they shouldn't have.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the success rate and complications associated with inducing emesis in dogs that have ingested foreign material. DESIGN: Retrospective case series, 2010-2014. SETTING: Private practice and referral center. ANIMALS: Sixty-one client-owned dogs that had emesis induced for the treatment of ingestion of foreign material. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Emesis was successfully induced in 59 of 61 (97%) dogs administered an emetic. Of those 59 dogs, 46 (78%) produced the foreign body. There were no complications reported in any of the dogs in which emesis was successfully induced. Dogs in which emesis was successfully induced were likely to produce the foreign body (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, emesis appears to be a safe and effective means for the removal of certain gastric foreign bodies in dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32077200/