[A case of oleander poisoning in a cat]

This case history describes clinical symptoms and pathological changes in a cat that are consistent with those of oleander intoxication. The clinical symptoms were characterized by vomiting, diarrhoea, and ventricular extrasystoles. On post-mortem examination focal degeneration and necrosis of the myocardium was seen, as well as haemorrhage of myocardium and wall of the gastrointestinal tract. An overview is given of the literature on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of oleander intoxication in different animals and in humans.