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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun;62(6):581-585.

Successful management of suspected acorn (Quercus petraea) toxicity in a dog

Fernanda Camacho  1 , Sarah Stewart  1 , Erica Tinson  1
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Successful management of suspected acorn (Quercus petraea) toxicity in a dog

Fernanda Camacho et al. Can Vet J. 2021 Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

A 7-year-old neutered male Labrador retriever dog was referred to a tertiary care veterinary hospital because of gastrointestinal signs and icterus. The dog developed a hepatopathy and acute kidney injury after ingesting acorns (Quercus petraea) 4 days prior to referral. The dog required hospitalization in an intensive care unit but made a full clinical recovery and was discharged after 6 days. This report documents that dogs can be affected by this toxicity and highlights the need for veterinarians to consider acorns as a potential cause of acute hepatotoxicity and renal injury. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of acorn toxicity in a dog.

Prise en charge réussie d’une toxicité présumée par des glands ( Quercus petraea ) chez un chien. Un chien labrador retriever mâle stérilisé âgé de 7 ans a été référé à un hôpital vétérinaire de soins tertiaires en raison de signes gastro-intestinaux et d’ictère. Le chien a développé une hépatopathie et une lésion rénale aiguë après avoir ingéré des glands (Quercus petraea) 4 jours avant d’être référé. Le chien a dû être hospitalisé dans une unité de soins intensifs mais s’est complètement rétabli et a obtenu son congé après 6 jours. Ce rapport documente que les chiens peuvent être affectés par cette toxicité et souligne la nécessité pour les vétérinaires de considérer les glands comme une cause potentielle d’hépatotoxicité aiguë et de lésions rénales. À la connaissance des auteurs, il s’agit du premier cas signalé de toxicité par des glands chez un chien.(Traduit par Dr Serge Messier).

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Acorns from the farm where the dog lives, identified as Quercus petraea (sessile oak).
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