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Metabolic changes associated with anaesthesia and cherry poisoning in a pony |
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| Authors: | Martina Mosing Dr med vet Diplomate ECVAA Jan M Kuemmerle† Dr med vet Agnes Dadak‡ PhD & Yves PS Moens Dr med vet PhD Diplomate ECVAA |
| Institution: | Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care, Veterinary University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Clinic for Orthopaedics in Ungulates, Veterinary University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary University Vienna, Vienna, Austria |
| Abstract: | Observations A case of a pony with severe cyanide intoxication as a result of cherry ingestion is presented. General anaesthesia was performed for colic surgery. Severe metabolic lactate acidosis in combination with a high arterial oxygen partial pressure and clinically good peripheral perfusion parameters were the remarkable signs during anaesthesia. Severe hypothermia was obvious during recovery. Ten hours post-surgery the pony was euthanized as a result of neurological signs. The diagnosis of cyanide intoxication was made post-mortem. Conclusion Cherry ingestion can lead to lethal cyanide intoxication in horses indicated by severe nonhypoxic lactic acidosis during anaesthesia. |
| Keywords: | cyanide intoxication horse lactic acidosis |
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