Buoro, I.B.J.Nyamwange, S.B.Chai, D.Munyua, S.M.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2014-01-222014-01-2220131994Buoro, IBJ, Nyamwange, SB, Chai, D & Munyua, SM 1994, 'Putative avocado toxicity in two dogs’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 107-109.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33074The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Two dogs were seen at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, both having histories of dyspnoea, progressively enlarging abdomens, anasarca, ascites, pleural and pericardial effusion, and pulmonary oedema. One of the dogs had a mild neutrophilic leucocytosis, elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase and proteinuria. Histopathological examination of the myocardium revealed some damage to myocytes and a mononuclear cellular infiltration involving the myocardium, liver and kidneys. The two dogs had a fondness for avocado fruits and, as the presenting syndrome is identical to that seen in goats, sheep and horses poisoned by avocados, a comparison is made and the probable manifestation of this poisoning presented.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicinePlant poisoningVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle