Heroin intoxication in a dog

[en] An 11-month-old intact male boxer cross was presented unconscious following oral heroin consumption. At home, intramuscular naloxone given by the owner showed no obvious improvements. Intravenous naloxone given in the hospital quickly reversed the clinical signs. The owners were not able to afford hospitalisation and the animal was discharged against medical advice. No signs of rebound opioid toxicity were reported. This case report describes the clinical presentation and treatment of a case of heroin intoxication in a dog.

Disciplines :

Veterinary medicine & animal health

Author, co-author :

McDermott, Fergal ; ULiège

Henriksson, Andrea E.; University of Saskatchewan

Wismer, Tina A.; ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center

Language :

English

Title :

Heroin intoxication in a dog

Publication date :

2021

Journal title :

Veterinary Record Case Reports

eISSN :

2052-6121

Publisher :

BMJ Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom

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Issue :

Pages :

e83

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