Acute barium poisoning in a dog after ingestion of handheld fireworks (party sparklers).

Objective: To report a case of acute barium poisoning in a dog subsequent to ingestion of a common handheld pyrotechnic (sparkler).

Case Summary: A 5-year-old female neutered German Shorthaired Pointer presented with acute onset of generalized flaccid muscle paralysis and fasciculations, ptyalism, and an irregular heart rhythm. Marked hypokalemia (1.

Retrospective evaluation of cats with elapid snake envenomation associated neurotoxicity requiring mechanical ventilation: 12 cases (2005-2014).

Objective: To retrospectively determine the population and outcome characteristics of a cohort of Australian elapid snake envenomed cats requiring mechanical ventilation (MV).

Design: Retrospective observational study (2005-2014).

Setting: Academic veterinary emergency and critical care service.

Another case of canine amoebic meningoencephalitis--the challenges of reaching a rapid diagnosis.

A case of granulomatous amoebic meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy, mature, apparently immunocompetent dog, with a history of exposure to stagnant water, is reported. The case presented with ataxia and a tendency to fall to the left side. A computed tomography (CT) showed a ring-enhancing lesion within the cerebellum; an examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed nonspecific mixed-cell pleocytosis.