Intoxication with Ornithogalum arabicum is a potential cause of visual impairment and irreversible blindness in dogs
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2019-10
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Slenter, Inge
Djajadiningrat - Laanen, Sylvia
De Vries, Irma
Dijkman, Marieke A.
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We describe two dogs with persistent visual impairment after initially mild intoxication signs following ingestion of Ornithogalum arabicum plant material. Additionally, a 12-year analysis of the Dutch Poisons Information Centre database additionally reveals that ingestion of Ornithogalum plant material can be potentially life-threatening to companion animals. Further studies are necessary to confirm the involvement of cardiac glycoside-like toxins present in Ornithogalum arabicum and the toxicity of these substances to the retina.
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Slenter, I, Djajadiningrat - Laanen, S, De Vries, I & Dijkman, M A 2019, 'Intoxication with Ornithogalum arabicum is a potential cause of visual impairment and irreversible blindness in dogs', Toxicon: X, vol. 4, 100014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2019.100014