Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog coma from accidental alcohol poisoning treated with hemodialysis
By Keno, Lisa A & Langston, Cathy E·Published in Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)·2011·Animal Medical Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of accidental ethanol intoxication with hemodialysis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old mixed breed dog was brought to the vet in a coma after accidentally ingesting ethanol (alcohol). Despite receiving supportive care for nine hours, the dog continued to have seizures and showed little improvement. The vet decided to use hemodialysis, a treatment that helps remove toxins from the blood, which quickly improved the dog's condition and lowered the alcohol levels in her system. This case shows that hemodialysis can be an effective treatment for severe alcohol poisoning in dogs.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the successful treatment of accidental ethanol intoxication with hemodialysis in a dog. CASE SUMMARY: A 1.5-year-old female intact mixed breed dog was presented in a comatose state believed to be due to ethanol intoxication. The initial 9 hours of supportive care treatment were complicated by multiple seizures and hypothermia, and resulted in only minimal improvement in the dog's level of consciousness. Hemodialysis was implemented and resulted in rapid clinical recovery, corresponding to a rapid decline in serum ethanol concentration. NEW OR UNIQUE INFORMATION PROVIDED: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of using hemodialysis to treat accidental ethanol intoxication in a dog. The patient's initial serum ethanol concentration was higher than those previously reported for cases of accidental ethanol intoxication in dogs, and the serum ethanol concentration was shown to rapidly decline during hemodialysis. Treatment with hemodialysis for severe ethanol intoxication was effective in this case and may be able to decrease morbidity and mortality in some cases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21827594/