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Secondary pentobarbital poisoning in two dogs: a cautionary tale
Amanda M Kaiser1, Warner McFarland, Roger S Siemion
1University of Wyoming, 1174 Snowy Range Road, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.
Abstract:
Two dogs, a 13-year-old spayed female and a 7-year-old neutered male, were diagnosed with pentobarbital poisoning. Follow-up investigation determined that the source of pentobarbital was the carcass of a horse that had been euthanized more than 2 years previously and that was also apparently responsible for the death of a least 1, and possibly 2, other dogs. The fact that the horse carcass remained lethally toxic more than 2 years after it was euthanized reemphasizes the necessity of proper disposal of euthanized animals.
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