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Use of 20% intravenous lipid emulsion for the treatment of loperamide toxicosis in a Collie homozygous for the ABCB1-1∆ mutation.
Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) - 1 May 2017
Long Whitney M, Sinnott Virginia B, Bracker Kiko, Thomas Danielle
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the successful treatment of loperamide toxicosis in a dog using intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE). CASE SUMMARY: An 8-month-old male neutered Rough Collie weighing 20.0 kg was given a total dose of 0.75 mg/kg loperamide over 3 days as treatment for diarrhea. The dog was subsequently evaluated for signs of dull mentation, anxiety, ptyalism and ataxia, thought to be a result of loperamide...
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