McKeough V-L, Collett M G, Parton K H
New Zealand Food Safety Authority Verification Agency, Private Bag 4765, Christchurch, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 2005 Oct;53(5):352-5. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2005.36574.
Two crossbred, castrated male goats, a 5-month-old and an 8-month-old, were observed ingesting Vestia foetida (Solanaceae). Later, the goats were seen standing splay-legged and apparently disoriented.
When examined, both goats were in sternal recumbency and had mydriasis; the younger goat had a diminished menace response. When the goats were made to stand, they were ataxic and had muscle fasciculations of the hindquarters and face. Both had halitosis consistent with the odour of crushed Vestia leaves. The animals were treated with a mixture of vitamins and intravenous diazepam. The older goat recovered but the younger goat died and was necropsied. This animal had severe periacinar necrosis and fatty change in the liver, as well as fatty nephrosis.
Probable Vestia foetida poisoning.
The introduction of Vestia foetida to New Zealand and the apparent palatability of the plant necessitate that veterinarians and owners be knowledgeable about its potential toxicity. Differential diagnoses for the liver lesions (in New Zealand) would include Cestrum poisoning, acute seneciosis, acute blue-green algal poisoning, and acute and chronic copper poisoning.
观察到两只杂交阉割雄山羊，一只5个月大，一只8个月大，正在啃食臭茄（茄科）。后来，发现这两只山羊叉开腿站立，明显迷失方向。
检查时，两只山羊均呈胸卧姿势，瞳孔散大；较年轻的山羊威胁反应减弱。当让山羊站立时，它们共济失调，后躯和面部肌肉出现束颤。两只山羊都有与碾碎的臭茄叶子气味一致的口臭。给动物注射了维生素和静脉注射地西泮的混合物。较年长的山羊康复，但较年轻的山羊死亡并进行了尸检。这只动物肝脏出现严重的腺泡周围坏死和脂肪变性，以及脂肪性肾病。
可能为臭茄中毒。
臭茄引入新西兰以及该植物明显的适口性，要求兽医和动物主人了解其潜在毒性。（在新西兰）肝脏病变的鉴别诊断包括夜香树中毒、急性千里光中毒、急性蓝绿藻中毒以及急性和慢性铜中毒。
