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Gentamicin toxicosis in a North American cougar
J H Johnson1, A M Wolf, T L Johnson
1Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4475.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|September 15, 1993
Abstract:
This report documents nephrotoxicosis in a North American cougar (Felis concolor) caused by gentamicin overdose and describes a method of calculating drug dosages by metabolic scaling for species in which pharmacokinetic studies have not been performed. Determining drug dosages by metabolic scaling can decrease the likelihood of administering inappropriate drug doses in exotic animals.