The use of diazepam and methocarbamol in the treatment of toxaphene poisoning in a Bangal tiger.

A 12-year-old female Bengal tiger was presented with clinical signs of acute chlorinated hydrocarbon poisoning and a history of recent consumption of food contaminated with toxaphene. Hyperreflexia and periodic convulsions were controlled by initial intramuscular injections of 30 mg diazepam and 2 g methocarbamol, followed at 6-hour intervals with intramuscular injections of 30 mg diazepam each, for 2 additional treatments. Following the initial treatment, hyperreflexia and convulsions did not recur.