Retrospective Study of Salinomycin Toxicosis in 66 Cats

Table 1

Clinical signs, onset, type and amount of food from cats of groups no.1–6.

Group	Clinical signs	Number of cases			Days prior to clinical signs			Only	Amount
		total $n=66$	acute $n=50$	chronic $n=16$	min	max	mean	Food I or II.	min	max
1	LMN Paraparesis	19	18	1	4	5	4.5	19	33	100
2	LMN Paraplegia	23	20	3	5	7	6	22	20	100
3	LMN Tetraparesis	11	7	4	3	10	4.5	11	25	150
4	LMN Tetraplegia	5	3	2	4	7	4.5	5	15	100
5	LMN Tetraplegia, cranial nerve deficits, and dyspnoea	5	0	5	4	10	6	5	20	100
6	Vestibular syndrome and autonomic signs	3	2	1	5	15	6	2	33	150

min: minimum; max: maximum; LMN: lower motor neuron disease; Food I and Food II: two different brands of commercial cat food contaminated with salinomycin; Amount: Amount of food expressed in percentile (100% = one can).