Canis ISSN: 2398-2942
Mushroom poisoning
Contributor(s): Rosalind Dalefield, Patricia Talcott
Introduction
- There have been a number of cases of dogs voluntarily eating poisonous mushrooms.
- There are 8 types of mushroom toxin. Except in the case of muscarine and amatoxin/phalloidin poisoning, there are no specific antidotes, and mushroom identification is a specialist field. Therefore, cases of suspected mushroom poisoning should be treated symptomatically, according to the dictum Treat the patient, not the poison.
- Gastrointestinal signs (vomiting Vomiting ; less commonly abdominal tenderness, diarrhea, anorexia) are fairly consistent signs observed with most mushroom ingestion.
Pathogenesis
Etiology
- Ingestion of poisonous mushrooms.
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Prevention
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Outcomes
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Vogel G, Tuchweber B, Trost W & Mengs U (1984) Protection by silibinin against Amanita phalloides intoxication in beagles. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 73 (3), 355-362 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- K H Plumlee (ed) (2004) Clinical Veterinary Toxicology. Mosby, Inc.
- Peterson and Talcott (eds) (2001)Small Animal Toxicology.WB Saunders Company.
- N J Turner and A F Szczawinski (1991)Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America.Timber Press.
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