Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treatment of a flunixin meglumine overdose with intravenous administration of lipid emulsion and therapeutic plasma exchange in a Nigerian dwarf buck kid (Capra aegagrus hircus).
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary internal medicine
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Butty, Emmanuelle Marie et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
Plain-English summary
A 12-week-old Nigerian dwarf goat kid was hospitalized after having surgery for a blockage caused by urinary stones. Unfortunately, he received a dose of a pain relief medication called flunixin meglumine that was 16 times higher than what he should have gotten. To treat this overdose, the veterinarians gave him a special fat solution through an IV and then performed a procedure to filter his blood. They carefully adjusted the treatment to prevent any complications, and tests showed that the level of the medication in his system dropped significantly. Thankfully, after these treatments, the goat showed no signs of any harmful effects from the overdose.
Abstract
A 12 week-old Nigerian dwarf (Capra aegagrus hircus) buck kid was hospitalized for management of obstructive urolithiasis. Postoperatively, he was inadvertently administered 16-times greater than his calculated dose of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID; 17.5 mg/kg flunixin meglumine, IV). The goat was treated with intravenous administration of lipid emulsion (ILE) prior to membrane-based therapeutic plasma exchange (mTPE) under general anesthesia. The increased coagulability inherent to small ruminants in comparison with dogs and cats warranted specific adjustments in the prescription of anticoagulation, blood flow, and filtration fraction to avoid circuit clotting during mTPE. Serum flunixin meglumine concentration measured before, during, and after mTPE revealed marked reduction in drug concentration. After the combined treatments, no clinical evidence of NSAID gastrointestinal or renal toxicosis was detected. This case report describes successful management of flunixin meglumine overdose in a small ruminant using combined ILE and mTPE.
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