Veterinary World, Vol.1, No.6, June 2008
Introduction
OPIs (organophosphate insecticides) are
commonly used on large scale in agriculture and
the livestock due to their high selectivity, rapid
degradation in animal body and ecosystem. With
indiscriminate use of these compounds, several
cases of poisoning have been recorded in domestic
animals, wild life and man. Although OPIs are
comparatively less toxic in mammals than insects,
much higher acute toxicity has been observed in
animals from careless use and accidental ingestion
of these chemicals (Garg,2002)by live stock.
Dimethoate-30% (Rogor) one amongst
them is extensively used in horticulture as systemic
insecticide. Its toxicity varies with purity and is said
to increase with increasing shelf life (Clark and Clark,
1975). Dimethoate when used as acaricide for animal
treatment get readily absorbed or may be ingested
by animals to produce toxicity. The present report
describes acute poisoning due to use of dimethoate
as an acaricide in anon-descript bullock and its
successful therapeutic management.
Case History
A non-descript bullock aged 5-6 yrs was
referred to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Service
Complex (TVCSC) College of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, MAFSU, Parbhani with the symptoms of
watery salivation following drop-by-drop, severe
depression, grinding of teeth, lacrimation, frequent
involuntary urination and defecation. Symptoms of
hyper excitability, restlessness, and abdominal pain
with kicking at the belly manifested by bullock initially
were observed by the owner before presenting the
case to the hospital.
Clinico-therapeutic management of Dimethoate-30%
(Rogor) poisoning in a non-descript bullock
S. N. Dhonde, T.D. Rasal, V. V. Chavan, S. U. Digraskar and S.V. Londhe
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Service Complex (TVCSC)
College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, M.A.F.S.U., Parbhani 431 402
Abstract
A non-descript bullock suffering from dimethoate-30%(Rogor) poisoning was treated using Inj. Dexam-
ethasone, Inj. 2-PAM, Inj. B-complex and Sodium Bica