Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Goats treated with intravenous lipid emulsion after eating toxic
By Bischoff, Karyn et al.·Published in Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology·2014·Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of pieris ingestion in goats with intravenous lipid emulsion.
- Species:
- goat
Plain-English summary
A group of seven goats and one ram became sick after eating leaves from the Japanese pieris plant, which is toxic to them. They showed symptoms like vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, and bloating. The vet treated them with antibiotics, vitamins, and activated charcoal, leading to the recovery of some animals, but two goats sadly died. One goat received a special treatment called intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) about 36 hours after eating the plant and recovered quickly. The other two goats also received ILE the next day and seemed to improve, but one later died from pneumonia.
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Abstract
Seven goats and one ram presented with clinical signs including regurgitation, obtundation, anorexia, apparent pain, and bloat. The animals had escaped from their barn, and it was discovered that they had ingested leaves of Pieris japonica, Japanese pieris, a grayanotoxin-containing plant. Animals were treated with antibiotics, calcium borogluconate, B vitamins, and activated charcoal within the first 24-h postexposure, which was followed by the recovery of the ram and two goats and the death of two goats. Approximately 36 h after Japanese pieris ingestion, one of the three remaining anorectic goats was dosed with intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE). This goat recovered within a few hours. The remaining two goats were given ILE the next day and appeared to recover, but one died a week later of aspiration pneumonia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25193885/