Puffer Fish Toxicity in Dogs
Puffer fish ingestion can cause severe, often fatal poisoning in dogs during beach walks due to tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin concentrated in the skin, liver, ovaries, and sometimes muscle.
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Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) Toxicity in Dogs and Cats
This short review outlines the components of the cane toad toxin, how these produce clinical symptoms, and the emergency treatment of toxicity in both dogs and cats.
Oxygen Toxicity: How Much Oxygen is Toxic?
This short review will focus on the concept of oxygen toxicity, and its relevance in the treatment of the trauma patient – many of whom require and are given oxygen therapy as part of their treatment regime.
