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Arsenic Toxicosis 79.e3

Recommended Monitoring • Toxicities are uncommon because arsenic is SUGGESTED READING
• Blood pressure used much less frequently than in years past. DeClementi C: Arsenic. In Peterson ME, et al,
VetBooks.ir • Hematocrit, total solids Prevention 2013, Saunders. Diseases and Disorders
• Hydration
editors: Small animal toxicology, ed 3, St. Louis,
• Do not use arsenic-containing products
• Acid-base status
• Renal chemistries
around pets.
READINGS
• Avoid burning copper-chromium-arsenic– ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
PROGNOSIS & OUTCOME treated wood, or dispose of ash properly to Ensley S: Arsenic. In Plumlee KH, editor: Clinical
prevent exposure to pets. Unburned lumber veterinary toxicology, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.
• Good with prompt treatment and if only is unlikely to be a risk.
mild GI signs present • Avoid known mining/smelting areas. RELATED CLIENT EDUCATION
• Guarded to poor if severe clinical signs
present Technician Tips SHEET
• Hypotension and shock can be serious and How to Induce Vomiting
PEARLS & CONSIDERATIONS life-threatening; these patients can decom-
pensate quickly. Need to maintain adequate AUTHOR: Valentina Merola, DVM, MS, DABT, DABVT
Comments hydration and blood pressure EDITOR: Tina Wismer, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT
• Cats are extremely sensitive to arsenic and • Double check doses of arsenic compounds
may be exposed by grooming after contami- used as heartworm adulticides.
nation of fur.

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