Management of Accidentally Injected Ivermectin Overdose Inflicted Toxicity in German Shepherd Dog
Rajendra Singh *
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Shantanu Kumar Kuldeep
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Jagdish Das
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Jitesh Kumar Chetiwal
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An owner complaint about adverse reaction half an hour after accidental injection of ivermectin to a dog. The dog showed hyperthermia, bradycardia, dyspnoea, hypersalivation and frothy discharge, dilated pupil and ataxia. The dog was symptomatically treated with normal saline, dexamethasone, tribivet-M and atropine sulphate. Adverse symptoms were abolished after two hours. Instant reporting by the owner and prompt treatment in the present study helps to avoid further deterioration in the dog's condition and made possible fast recovery.
Keywords: Dog, macrocyclic lactone, endectocide, ataxia.