Lead poisoning in a cat
1981; Wiley; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1748-5827.1981.tb01396.x
ISSN1748-5827
Autores Tópico(s)Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
ResumoABSTRACT Lead poisoning was suspected in a 3‐year old Persian cat with depression, anorexia and sporadic vomiting. Laboratory tests disclosed an increased urinary delta aminolevulinic acid (δ‐ALA) concentration but normoblastaemia or basophilic stippling of erythrocytes. Treatment for lead poisoning with calcium ethylenediamine tetraacetate for 5 days brought clinical improvement and reduction of urinary δ‐ALA concentration but signs of toxicosis recurred in the next week. Repeated chelation therapy brought prompt improvement. A dog and another cat in the household had increased urinary δ‐ALA concentrations, indicating metabolic effects of lead exposure, but were clinically well and were not treated. The source of lead was believed to be old paint.
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