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Oxalate poisoning

Reason of poisoning:

-accidental

-pets left home alone --> gets bored and plays with plants

-Mainly young individuals are suspected

-Ignorance of owners

Why is it hard to identify certain plants?

-There exist a large number of cultivars with great morphological diversity which may cause uncertain identification of species.

General therapy

-Emetics (in 10-20 min)

-Gastric lavage

-Activated charcoal

-Lavage of the whole digestive tract (seeds, slower absorption of the poison)

Always depends on the type of poison/plant, dose and the state of the animal!

Araceae- Arum famliy

-Spp. naturally occurs under tropical climate

-Spp. with creeping stem or epiphytes (grow on trees)

-Tubers and rhizomes and aerial roots generally occurs

-Shiny undivided leaves

-Monosexual and monoecious flowers

-Flowers are covered with a large bract leaf (insect trap)

-The fruit is a berry

-most common plant family many household plants

-Typical compunds: cyanogenic glycosides, oxalate crystals, flavonoids

MECHANISM

Needles penetrate into the mucous membranes --> release of histamine

Eat only a few bites

SYMPTOMS

-Swollen mouth and throat