Healing PAWers Veterinary Clinic Solana Cagayan

Case: Carbamate toxicity (Accidental ingestion of DuPont Lannate) A 5 year old intact male dog was rushed to the clinic having clinical signs: muscle twitching, excessive salivaton, lethargy, tachycardia and seizure. Owner stated that Tiger (name of the dog) accidentally ingested DuPont Lannate, a carbamate insecticide used to control wide range of pests. Upon arrival to the clinic, the dog’s mouth was immediately washed with running water to remove the remaining residue, and was given 3% hydrogen peroxide orally to induce emesis. LRS was also given to correct fluid and electrolyte imbalance, after the dog has vomited, we introduced activated charcoal orally, to absorb the remaining carbamate residue, Atropine at 0.1mg/kg (1/4 of the dose was given IV, 3/4 of the dose was given subcu) given to decrease salivation, pentobarbital at 2mg/kg was also given to stop the muscle twitching. Tiger is now recuperating but still under observation to further check for the effects of carbamate. What is carbamate toxicity? Accidental ingestion of carbamates can lead to serious symptoms such as, difficulty in breathing, increased heart rate, hypersalivation, lacrimation, lethargy, inappetence and if left untreated, it may lead to death.