Phenibut toxicosis in a dog.

Objective: To describe the successful treatment of severe neurological and cardiovascular abnormalities in a dog following ingestion of the neuropsychotropic drug, phenibut.

Case Summary: A 2-year-old neutered male Weimaraner was found unresponsive and laterally recumbent in his urine after ingesting approximately 1600 mg/kg of phenibut. On presentation to an emergency clinic, the dog was neurologically inappropriate, tachycardic, hypertensive, and exhibiting a profoundly decreased respiratory rate.

Retrospective analysis of the use of canine-specific albumin in 125 critically ill dogs.

Objective: To describe the clinical use of canine-specific albumin (CSA) in critically ill dogs, report adverse events, and evaluate measurable clinical effects of CSA administration.

Design: Retrospective case series from 2019 to 2020.

Setting: Large, urban, private-practice referral and emergency center.

Impact of epidural bupivacaine on perioperative opioid requirements, recovery characteristics, and duration of hospitalization in dogs undergoing cystotomy: A retrospective study of 56 cases.

Objective: To compare perioperative opioid consumption and duration of hospitalization (DOH) in anesthetized dogs receiving opioid-based analgesia (OBA) vs those receiving bupivacaine epidural-based analgesia (EPID) during cystotomy.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Animals: Fifty-six client-owned dogs undergoing cystotomy.

Acrylamide in French fries: influence of free amino acids and sugars.

The free amino acid profile and sugar (fructose, glucose, and sucrose) composition were determined in potato samples selected to give a large range of variation (a total of 66 samples). From these samples French fries were produced in a laboratory-scale simulation of an industrial process followed by a finish fry at 180 degrees C for 3.5 min using a restaurant fryer.