Abstract
Summary
Mercuric cyanide has a dual mechanism of poisoning. In dogs receiving this poison intramuscularly, the cyanide radicle may be detoxified by intravenous injection of sodium nitrite and sodium thiosul-fate, one after the other; and the mercury radicle, by prompt injection of BAL. The latter can be given first by intravenous injection, and repeated by intramuscular injection. The LD50 of mercuric cyanide in dogs without treatment is 2.71 ± 0.17 mg per kg; and that with nitrite-thiosulfate therapy and BAL injections, 8.66 ± 0.66 mg per kg.
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