Retrospective Study of Salinomycin Toxicosis in 66 Cats

Table 3

Therapy and outcome from cats of groups no. 1–6 (recovery rate and time).

Group		Therapy	Recovered
	Total Number	Infusion Ringer-Lactated	Food I.		Food II.		Complete recovery	died	Recovery Time (Days)
	of Cases	Penicillin	total	rec.	total	rec.			min	max
1	19	iv for 2 d	17	15	2	2	17	0	5	10
2	23	sc for 2-3 d	21	20	2	2	22	0	7	15
3	11	iv for 2-3 d	11	7	0	0	7	0	7	16
4	5	iv for 5–7 d	5	3	0	0	3	0	14	28
5	5	—	5	0	0	0	0	5	—	—
6	3	iv for 2-3 d	3	3	0	0	3	0	10	15
Total	66	—	62	48	4	4	52	5	5	28

rec.: recovered; min: minimum; max: maximum: sc: subcutaneously; iv: intravenously; Food I and Food II: two different brands of commercial cat food contaminated with salinomycin; Group 1: LMN paraparesis; Group 2: LMN paraplegia; Group 3: LMN tetraparesis; Group 4: LMN tetraplegia; Group 5: LMN tetraplegia, cranial nerve deficits, and dyspnoea; Group 6: vestibular syndrome and autonomic signs.