What to do if your dog is poisoned by dichlorvos

Nov 25,2023
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Treatment methods for dichlorvos poisoning in dogs

1. Immediately lavage the stomach and pour a large amount of water or 400-500ml of 2% soda water into the dog. Then use chopsticks to stimulate the dog's throat to make it vomit. Repeat this operation until the liquid washed out has no smell of dichlorvos.

2. If the dog has difficulty breathing and sweats a lot, the owner can give the dog some light salt water. For dogs with muscle twitches, 5 mg of diazepam can be injected intramuscularly to clean up the dog’s mouth and nose secretions in time. Keep your airway open. Give your dog tablets of PAM or atropine to detoxify.

3. Inject atropine intravenously, 0.1 mg/kg body weight, and subcutaneously once with the same dose.

4. Inject pralidoxime intravenously or intramuscularly at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight. Injections can be repeated depending on the condition.

5. Use 1% copper sulfate solution several times a day, 1 tablespoon at a time, to induce vomiting and clear the gastrointestinal tract.

Symptoms of dichlorvos poisoning in dogs

1. Organophosphorus inhibits cholinesterase activity, causing acetylcholine to accumulate in the body, leading to poisoning in which choline can overexcite the nerves. symptom. Poisoned dogs show diarrhea, increased nasal and eye secretions, and mucous membrane bleeding.

2. The dog shows abdominal pain (increased intestinal and gastric motility), loose stools, constant urination, slowed heart rate, constricted pupils, and vomiting.

3. The dog will suffer from convulsions all over the body, and finally muscle paralysis, difficulty breathing, coma, and death from exhaustion.

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