Emergency care and managing toxicoses in the exotic animal patient

The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice
Marla Lichtenberger, Jill A Richardson

Abstract

The poisoned exotic veterinary patient remains a significant challenge to the clinician. A patient presenting with the history of exposure to a toxin or poison should be considered to have a potentially life-threatening problem. This article details the ABCs of emergency medicine including fluid therapy and discusses the principles of neurologic management. The last part of the article provides the clinician with guidelines for decontamination and critical care management of some of the more common toxicoses in exotic animals.

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Jun 20, 2007·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·Will Chavez, M Scott Echols
Jun 20, 2007·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·Michelle G Hawkins, Jennifer E Graham

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Mar 8, 2016·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·Mikel Sabater González, Daniel Calvo Carrasco
May 1, 2016·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·Alicia McLaughlin, Anneliese Strunk
May 24, 2011·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·Enrique Yarto-Jaramillo
Apr 25, 2021·The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice·María Ardiaca GarcíaVladimír Jekl

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