1. Suspected lily toxicosis in a meerkat (Suricata suricatta): a case report.
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Ozaki K, Hirabayashi M, Nomura K, and Narama I
- Subjects
- Animals, Female, Nystagmus, Pathologic etiology, Nystagmus, Pathologic veterinary, Oliguria etiology, Oliguria veterinary, Plant Poisoning diagnosis, Plant Poisoning etiology, Seizures etiology, Seizures veterinary, Tachypnea etiology, Tachypnea veterinary, Herpestidae metabolism, Lilium poisoning, Plant Poisoning veterinary
- Abstract
Lilies are considered nephrotoxic only to domestic cats, which belong to the family Felidae of the suborder Feliformia. However, a 7-month-old female meerkat, belonging to the family Herpestidae of the suborder Feliformia, presented with oliguria, seizure, tachypnea, self-biting, and nystagmus after it ingested lilies. The meerkat died approximately 40 hr after lily ingestion. Gross and histopathologic lesions consistent with acute renal failure were conspicuous in the animal. The renal lesions were acute tubular necrosis, corresponding to the typical pathological changes of lily toxicosis in cats. In addition, massive hepatocyte necrosis and pulmonary congestion/edema were observed. These findings suggest that lily toxicosis in meerkats is characterized by pulmonary and hepatic failure, in addition to the renal failure observed in domestic cats.
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- 2018
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