Phenylbutazone toxicosis in A horse: case report

Authors

  • Ubiratan Pereira Melo
  • Rafael Carvalho Fiório
  • Thiago Barbosa Souza Araújo
  • Cíntia Ferreira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21708/avb.2009.3.2.1265

Abstract

This report describes one case of phenylbutazone toxicosis in a horse. A 10-year-old Mangalarga Marchador gelding was examined with a 96-hour history of anorexia, depression, ventral edema, tongue and lips ulcers, and moderade abdominal pain. He had received 13,2 mg/kg of phenylbutazone for 15 days before clinical examination. Laboratory findings included hypotroteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcemia, and BUN and creatinine elevated concentrations

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Published

2009-09-22

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Clinical Reports / Casos Clínicos

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