Clinical presentation and therapeutic management of ivermectin toxicity in German Spitz dog

Abstract

Ivermectin is most common as well as widely used endecticides in dogs. Toxicity of ivermectin is observed when either given in excessive dose or accidental ingestion. A 7.5 kg year old male German Spitz dog was presented to Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, JAU, Junagadh Gujarat. The dog was treated with ivermectin tablet by owner. Abnormal symptoms were noticed by owner after 4 hours of ingestion. Systemic clinical examination revealed lacrimation, nausea with frothy salivation, partial blindness, in-coordination with ataxia and inappetance. Therapeutic management was carried out with Inj. neostigmine @ 0.05 mg/kg BW SC, Inj. atropine sulphate @ 0.02-0.04 mg/kg BW IV and Inj. dexamethasone @ 0.25-0.5 mg/kg BW IM and Inj. Neurobion @ 0.75 ml total dose with infusion of 250 ml 5D (5%) IV. The dog recovered uneventfully after treatment.