EXPERIMENTAL INTOXICATION BY Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana (CRASSULACEAE) IN DOGS

Authors

  • Leandro Bertoni Cavalcanti Teixeira UNESP Botucatu
  • Raimundo Alberto Tostes Cesumar
  • Silvia Franco Andrade UNOESTE
  • Michiko Sakate UNESP Botucatu
  • Raquel Ferraz Laurenti UNOESTE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i4.1872

Keywords:

Animal Sanity

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratorial aspects of the oral administration of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana in dogs. Twelve dogs, from two to five years of age, without breed or sex preferences, were used. The animals were inoculated with the K. blossfeldiana extract and monitored by complete blood count (CBC), serum biochemical analysis of creatinokinase (CK), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosfatase (FA) and electrocardiographic exam for any cardio-toxic effect from the extract. No significant changes were identified by clinical examination, CBC, blood chemistry or EKG exams, with all results within standard values. The electrocardiographic exam of all the animals presented normal rhythm (sinus arrhythmia), cardiac axle and wave measures, without necrose or cardiac ischemia indication.  These results suggested that K. blossfeldiana extract do not cause acute intoxication in dogs within the scope of this experiment.

KEYWORDS: Dogs, Crassulaceae, intoxication, Kalanchoe.

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Author Biographies

Leandro Bertoni Cavalcanti Teixeira, UNESP Botucatu

Prof. Msc. Docente da disciplina de anatomia patológica veterinária do Centro Regional Universitário de Espírito Santo do Pìnhal - UNIPINHAL.

Raimundo Alberto Tostes, Cesumar

Prof. Dr. Docente da disciplina de anatomia patológica veterinária do Centro Universitário de Maringá

Silvia Franco Andrade, UNOESTE

Prof. Dra. Docente da disciplina de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais da Universidade do Oeste Paulista UNOESTE

Michiko Sakate, UNESP Botucatu

Prof. Dra. Docente da disciplina de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais da FMVZ UNESP-Botucatu

Raquel Ferraz Laurenti, UNOESTE

Médica Veterinária Autônoma

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Published

2010-12-21

How to Cite

TEIXEIRA, L. B. C.; TOSTES, R. A.; ANDRADE, S. F.; SAKATE, M.; LAURENTI, R. F. EXPERIMENTAL INTOXICATION BY Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana (CRASSULACEAE) IN DOGS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 4, p. 955–961, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i4.1872. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1872. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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