Showing posts with label poisoning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poisoning. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
BATTERY INGESTION
The chewed up battery was presented to me by the client together with the dogBatteries will not power-up your dogs as compared to your remote control or other battery-run gadgets and appliances. Instead, they might suffer toxicity, muscosal and gastric burns- to a more severe note, gastric perforation and death.
It is our pet's nature to discover things around them. In contrast to us using our hands and other senses to discover things, dogs do use their mouth (by chewing), olfaction and sight. however, as owners, it is our responsibility to screen out things and even food that may cause problems to our pets, batteries being one of them. (You may also be familiar with my previous posts on rodenticides, needles, foreign objects, firecrackers and the like)
Discussing the components and the different types batteries can become too geeky and nerdy for this site and you may search for it somewhere.
Going back, batteries contain chemicals that may cause mucosal burns when in contact with the skin. Most dogs brought into the clinic that are suspected for battery ingestion may have oral burns and may have a recent history of chewing on a battery powered gadget. The owners may report a missing battery or will bring with them the chewed up battery. Doing a radiograph may reveal the location of the battery if swallowed.
If the incident happened very recently, emesis may be done, however it should only be done if the battery was swallowed whole without chewing especially button batteries. The leakage of the battery components and its contact with the mucosa may further cause chemical burns. In some cases, surgery may be warranted and in others, oral medications may work. However, It all depends on the case presented. If you knew you pet has ingested a battery, do not wait for several days as it may more be difficult to manage by this time and toxicity or poisoning may have occured.
Prevention is still better than cure. So be very careful with your things if you have a pet as you would be if there is a child in the house.
It is our pet's nature to discover things around them. In contrast to us using our hands and other senses to discover things, dogs do use their mouth (by chewing), olfaction and sight. however, as owners, it is our responsibility to screen out things and even food that may cause problems to our pets, batteries being one of them. (You may also be familiar with my previous posts on rodenticides, needles, foreign objects, firecrackers and the like)
Discussing the components and the different types batteries can become too geeky and nerdy for this site and you may search for it somewhere.
Going back, batteries contain chemicals that may cause mucosal burns when in contact with the skin. Most dogs brought into the clinic that are suspected for battery ingestion may have oral burns and may have a recent history of chewing on a battery powered gadget. The owners may report a missing battery or will bring with them the chewed up battery. Doing a radiograph may reveal the location of the battery if swallowed.
If the incident happened very recently, emesis may be done, however it should only be done if the battery was swallowed whole without chewing especially button batteries. The leakage of the battery components and its contact with the mucosa may further cause chemical burns. In some cases, surgery may be warranted and in others, oral medications may work. However, It all depends on the case presented. If you knew you pet has ingested a battery, do not wait for several days as it may more be difficult to manage by this time and toxicity or poisoning may have occured.
Prevention is still better than cure. So be very careful with your things if you have a pet as you would be if there is a child in the house.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
REMINDER
Sales of firecrackers will increase in the days to come.
These firecrackers are readily available and anyone can get access to them.
Thus, firecracker poisoning may be a concern.
It is advised to check whatever you pet ingests especially when walked.
Please also educate your children or young siblings not to offer them to your pets.
Firecrackers can cause poisoning.
It's better to be cautious and avoid accidental ingestion.
These firecrackers are readily available and anyone can get access to them.
Thus, firecracker poisoning may be a concern.
It is advised to check whatever you pet ingests especially when walked.
Please also educate your children or young siblings not to offer them to your pets.
Firecrackers can cause poisoning.
It's better to be cautious and avoid accidental ingestion.
Friday, January 30, 2009
MONKEY BUSINESS
GOT MILK?
Certainly, this is not a commercial and i am not promoting the brand of milk you're seeing with the monkey. It just so happened that he (MOYMOY) needs it at the time.
JUST A REMINDER:
DO NOT PLAY WITH FIRECRACKERS AND THROW THEM AT MONKEYS!
Here's the story:
Apparently young people were playing with dancing firecrackers (WATUSI) on the night of Dec 21 and then tossing them at moymoy maybe to startle him or frighten him or just for fun. Being a monkey as he is, he is curious about it and maybe he eats some. He was presented to me in the morning, weak and lethargic, almost unconscious. We put IV and medications, he regained consciousness after sometime most likely due to the barking of the dogs. Now since he is awake, we tried to give him uncooked egg whites as an adsorbent to the firecracker but he doesn't swallow it so instead we tried giving him milk as a diluent which he took without protest, he stayed for a day more and went home after.
Firecrackers are poisonous. If you handled them, wash your hands before you eat. Several reports of children died because of it. Pets, if they ingested firecrackers, may also die from poisoning.
Certainly, this is not a commercial and i am not promoting the brand of milk you're seeing with the monkey. It just so happened that he (MOYMOY) needs it at the time.
JUST A REMINDER:
DO NOT PLAY WITH FIRECRACKERS AND THROW THEM AT MONKEYS!
Here's the story:
Apparently young people were playing with dancing firecrackers (WATUSI) on the night of Dec 21 and then tossing them at moymoy maybe to startle him or frighten him or just for fun. Being a monkey as he is, he is curious about it and maybe he eats some. He was presented to me in the morning, weak and lethargic, almost unconscious. We put IV and medications, he regained consciousness after sometime most likely due to the barking of the dogs. Now since he is awake, we tried to give him uncooked egg whites as an adsorbent to the firecracker but he doesn't swallow it so instead we tried giving him milk as a diluent which he took without protest, he stayed for a day more and went home after.
Firecrackers are poisonous. If you handled them, wash your hands before you eat. Several reports of children died because of it. Pets, if they ingested firecrackers, may also die from poisoning.
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