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Vestibular Diseases – When Our Dogs & Cats Get Dizzy!

28-05-18 by CriticalCareDVM

As a child (and honestly even now as an adult) I abhorred amusement park rides that moved in circular patterns because they made me inevitably vomit due to vertigo. Roller coasters? Great! The Gravitron? Over my dead body! I don’t need to put myself into a human centrifuge. I hate feeling dizzy! The major part … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: aspergillosis, ataxia, brain, central, cerebrospinal fluid, computed tomography, cranial nerve 8, cryptococcosis, CSF, CT scan, feline infectious periton, FIP, GME, hypothyroidism, idiopathic, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, nausea, nystagmus, otitis interna, otitis media, peripheral, strabismus, toxins, toxoplasmosis, trauma, vestibular, vestibulocochlear, vomiting

Bromethalin Intoxication in Dogs & Cats – Not Your Typical Rodenticide

12-02-18 by CriticalCareDVM

I love mice and rats. I think they make great first pets for children. I also know not everybody shares my adoration for these rodents. Indeed, many go out of the way to expunge them from their homes, employing various traps and poisons. One common type of rodenticide contains a toxic chemical called bromethalin. When … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: adenosine triphosphate, anisocoria, ataxia, ATP, ATPase, bromethalin, cerebal, coma, cytotoxic, desmethylbromethalin, edema, hyperexcitability, Intralipid, intramyelinic, liver, nystagmus, rodenticide, seizures, toxicosis, tremors, weakness

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