Senturk Sezgin, Huseyin Cihan
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16190 Bursa, Turkey.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 2004 Feb;46(1):26-7.
Salt poisoning has been described under various circumstances in adult cattle. Presenting clinical signs in 6 Holstein beef cattle with such poisoning were primarily dysfunction of the central nervous system and included ataxia, opisthotonus, nystagmus, depression, muscle twitching and intermittent convulsions, as well as abdominal pain and polydipsia. Diarrhea occurred in 2, and blindness in 3/6 cattle. Hypernatremia (161.8 - 178.8 mmol/L) and hyperosmolality (331.81 - 366.18 mOsm/L) were present in all animals. To treat the affected cattle, access to fresh water was restricted, vascular volume was expanded with isotonic saline and then hypotonic fluid (5% Dextrose solution) i.v. and dexamethasone im was administered. Although biochemical parameters returned to normal reference ranges, 3/6 affected animals remained blind.
成年牛在各种情况下都有盐中毒的报道。6头患有盐中毒的荷斯坦肉牛出现的临床症状主要是中枢神经系统功能障碍，包括共济失调、角弓反张、眼球震颤、抑郁、肌肉抽搐和间歇性惊厥，以及腹痛和烦渴。2头发病牛出现腹泻，6头牛中有3头失明。所有病牛均出现高钠血症（161.8 - 178.8 mmol/L）和高渗血症（331.81 - 366.18 mOsm/L）。为治疗患病牛，限制其饮用淡水，通过静脉输注等渗盐水然后输注低渗液（5%葡萄糖溶液）来扩充血管容量，并肌肉注射地塞米松。尽管生化指标恢复到正常参考范围，但6头患病牛中有3头仍失明。
