OLEANDER INTOXICATION IN A CAT

This case history describes clinical symptoms and pathological changes in a cat that are consistent with those of oleander intoxication. The clinical symptoms were characterized by vomiting, diarrhoea, and vent ricular extrasystoles. On post-mortem examination focal degeneration a nd necrosis of the myocardium was seen, as well as haemorrhage of myoc ardium and wall of the gastrointestinal tract. An overview is given of the literature on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of olean der intoxication in different animals and in humans.