Spider Envenoming of Dog - Case Report

Abstract

This report refers to a female Pinscher treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Botucatu School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (FMVZ)-São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 14 hours after a suspected spider envenoming. The animal showed spastic limbs, dyspnea, salivation, hypothermia, muscular fasciculation, non-responsive mydriasis, and claudication of the right hindlimb. The spider was later identified by the Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals-CEVAP/UNESP, Botucatu as Phoneutria nigriventer. The treatment with potent analgesic was efficient

Accidents and poisoning caused by arachnids on domestic felines and canines: a review

“…Table 1. Scorpion taxa of medical importance, with the number of confirmed species involved in severe incidents (Ward et al, 2018) The poisoning of a two-year-old dog by P. nigriventer was described at the Veterinary Hospital of UNESP -Botucatu (Fernandes et al, 2002). The animal presented limb spasms, dyspnea, sialorrhea, and hypothermia (Fernandes et al, 2002).…”

“…Scorpion taxa of medical importance, with the number of confirmed species involved in severe incidents (Ward et al, 2018) The poisoning of a two-year-old dog by P. nigriventer was described at the Veterinary Hospital of UNESP -Botucatu (Fernandes et al, 2002). The animal presented limb spasms, dyspnea, sialorrhea, and hypothermia (Fernandes et al, 2002). The spider was found in an attack position near the animal, allowing the species identification by the university's Center for the Study of Poisons and Poisonous Animals (CEVAP) (Fernandes et al, 2002).…”

“…The animal presented limb spasms, dyspnea, sialorrhea, and hypothermia (Fernandes et al, 2002). The spider was found in an attack position near the animal, allowing the species identification by the university's Center for the Study of Poisons and Poisonous Animals (CEVAP) (Fernandes et al, 2002).…”