CHLORALOSE POISONING

Chloralose poisoning is frequent in domestic pets, especially in cats, although average lethal dose per os is about a few hundred mg. kp-1. It results from ingestion, either of baits (multiple cases) or bait co ncentrates fared to birds, mice or moles, or of poisoned undesirable a nimals. Intoxication, which is usually acute, is clinically characteri zed by an agitated coma, usually reversible by treatment, and hypother mia. The presence of myosis and signs of cranial hypertension are wort h searching for. An analytical search of chloralose in stomach content or urine can allow to corroborate the diagnosis. Treatment consisted of keeping animals in a quiet and warm place and facilitating the elim ination of the toxicant. Administration of CNS depressant drugs is con traindicated.