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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/17238/ideas-for-neurotoxin-patient-please</link><description> We have a 2 y/o lab with suspected neurotoxin ingestion of somesort. One of the ddx was Myasthenia Gravis, but Tensilon is unavailable in NZ, so we can&amp;#39;t test for it. 
 Treating at present as possible blue/green algae toxin (common here). Bright happy</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>Re: Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/129487?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:38:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0856e0e9-4d0c-47d8-ab3a-9d5609894aad</guid><dc:creator>SmegSlayer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;well it sounds like it&amp;#39;s going good for the moment. Fingers crossed over easter. &lt;img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Fingerscrossed.png" alt="Fingers crossed" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/129484?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:46:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cf505d9a-c5d5-4a23-af87-438d3b46dd9e</guid><dc:creator>Alice Gasnier</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I think we have a lady in our area, will have to check out costs as owners ar a bit strapped. He is improving very slowly can weight bear for short periods on front limbs now, and can crawl a little, but gets very tired! Hopefully will get some good improvement over Easter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/129381?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:49:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:6da7eb45-b832-48c9-828b-c0d8910e28bb</guid><dc:creator>julie cozze</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Oh poor thing, I would have loved to have tried some bowen therapy on him, do you have any near you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/129374?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:32:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:49b275ee-9423-4565-a40c-fe1a7c04e159</guid><dc:creator>Alice Gasnier</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Just the limbs that are paralysed completely normal otherwise, including wagging tail! No vomiting diarrhoea. Botulisim is a differential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Had a slight improvement today, with some reaction to passive ROM of limbs, but muscle mass has already decreased. presented on Thursday and is now Tuesday, with the last botulism case we had in it picked up quicker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Ideas for neurotoxin patient please!</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/129330?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:13:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:29ada948-0d87-40b0-a2d6-df936f7f1e70</guid><dc:creator>SmegSlayer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;is it just the limbs that are paralysed or does it present in the trunk and neck? Any vomiting or diahorrea? I heard a vet describe a quadraplegic dog she saw at university that had botulism&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>