ACUTE POLYMYOPATHY AFTER CARBAMATE POISONING IN A DOG

The acute polymyopathy in a seven-year-old German shepherd dog was att ributed to the muscular hypertonia, tremors and seizures which develop ed during the acute phase of carbamate poisoning. After two days of ge neralised muscular rigidity, the dog adopted a characteristic fetal po sition which could be explained by the imbalance between the injuries to the extensor and flexor muscles. The polymyopathy resolved graduall y over the course of a week.