Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome Secondary to Joint Supplement Overdosage in a Dog

Overview

Journal Can Vet J

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2015 Apr 2

PMID 25829554

Citations 2

Authors

Irma J Nobles

Safdar Khan

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Abstract

A 5-year-old spayed female Bernese mountain dog, with a chief complaint of vomiting and melena ingested approximately 200 nutritional joint supplement tablets. Despite aggressive therapy, the patient developed a coagulopathy, pancreatitis, peritonitis, acute kidney injury, and was euthanized. Postmortem examination revealed myocardial necrosis, pneumonia, centrilobular hemorrhage and necrosis of the liver, vasculitis, and acute tubular necrosis.

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