Clinical presentation and treatment of tick paralysis in dogs and cats in <scp>S</scp>ydney (2001–2010)

Westwood, MN; Emery, D.L.; Dhand, Navneet K.

doi:10.1111/avj.12130

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“…On the initial physical exam, the dog's neurologic and respiratory status was graded 3C. 9 An increased respiratory effort was observed with harsh lung sounds and crackles auscultated, predominantly in the ventral lung fields bilaterally. The dog regurgitated during the initial exam and regurgitated fluid was noted to be exiting from both nares.…”

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Elective cricothyrotomy in a dog with transient laryngeal paralysis secondary to Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) envenomation

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The tube cricothyrotomy (CTT) has recently been introduced to small animal medicine as a viable surgical airway access procedure; however, there are no reports documenting its clinical use. The author's objective is to describe the clinical application, complications, and management of an elective CTT in a dog. Furthermore, the characteristics of CTT that may be clinically advantageous over temporary tube tracheostomy (TT) will be discussed. A 2‐year‐old female spayed German shepherd dog required mechanical ventilation (MV) due to unsustainable work of breathing as a result of tick paralysis and aspiration pneumonia. After successful weaning from MV, the dog was diagnosed with laryngeal paralysis. A surgical airway was performed using CTT to allow extubation and patient management whilst conscious. Complications included frequent tube suctioning due to accumulation of airway secretions in the tube and a single dislodgement event. The dog made an uneventful recovery with complete stoma healing by the second intention within 15 days. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first clinical report of an elective CTT performed to successfully manage upper airway obstruction in the dog. Its efficacy, clinical management and patient outcome are described.

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“…This was later refined to a quantitative neonatal mouse protection test, claiming greater sensitivity and more importantly requiring less tick toxin to conduct . Advancements in immunology led to the development of the indirect enzyme immunoassay in the 1970s, but it was not until more recent times that this has been utilised for measuring specific anti‐tick toxin immunoglobulin . Although tick antiserum was utilised by veterinarians to treat tick paralysis in dogs and cats, clinical experience shows serum alone is not enough to save severely respiratory compromised animals.…”

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Tick paralysis in dogs and cats in Australia: treatment and prevention deliverables from 100 years of research

Padula

Leister²,

Webster³

2019

Aust Veterinary J

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This review of tick paralysis caused by Ixodes holocyclus in Australia addresses the question: What are the key discoveries that have enabled effective treatment and prevention of tick paralysis in dogs and cats? Critical examination of 100 years of literature reveals that arguably only three achievements have advanced treatment and prevention of tick paralysis in animals. First, the most significant treatment advance was the commercial availability of tick antiserum in the 1930s. Hyperimmune serum currently remains the only specific anti‐paralysis tick therapy available to veterinarians in Australia. Second, advances in veterinary critical care have increased survival rates of the most severely affected dogs and cats. Critical care advancements have been enabled through specialised veterinary hospitals that can provide appropriate care 24 h a day, and advanced training of veterinarians, veterinary nurses and technicians. Third, perhaps that biggest advance of all in the last 100 years of research has been the commercial availability of the isooxazoline class of acaricidal preventatives in Australia specifically for I. holocyclus. This highly effective class of preventatives offers long duration of action, low cost, spot‐on or oral formulations and a low rate of adverse reactions. Animal owners and veterinarians now have the most useful tool of all – a reliable preventative. This review reveals the key events in research over the last 100 years and the tortuous pathway to delivering better treatment and preventative options for this enigmatic Australian parasite.

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“…The first looks at the relationship between the dose of tick antiserum (TAS) given and the time to recovery, based on a retrospective analysis of 227 dogs and 98 cats, from Sydney, New South Wales . In dogs, recovery was longer in winter than in other seasons and was related to worse gait and respiratory scores.…”

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Jackson¹

2013

Aust Veterinary J

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Clinical presentation and treatment of tick paralysis in dogs and cats in Sydney (2001–2010)

Cited by 16 publications

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Elective cricothyrotomy in a dog with transient laryngeal paralysis secondary to Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) envenomation

Elective cricothyrotomy in a dog with transient laryngeal paralysis secondary to Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) envenomation

Tick paralysis in dogs and cats in Australia: treatment and prevention deliverables from 100 years of research

In this issue – December 2013

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