BENZODIAZEPINE POISONING IN COMPANION ANIMALS

Information on accidental poisoning of companion animals with human dr ugs is seldom published. This paper presents the results of a survey c onducted by the Centre National d'Informations Toxicologiques Veterina ires (CNITV) on cases recorded between January 1, 1998 and December 31 , 1994 at the CNITV on the circumstances and clinical signs of acciden tal oral poisoning of dogs and cats by benzodiazepines. Our results sh owed that, among the numerous potential drugs available, bromazepam wa s by far most commonly encountered, especially in dogs. Clinical signs included mostly nervous disorders (hyper and hypo). Treatment was sym ptomatic and supportive, and the prognosis was generally good.