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AI InsightAs a result, it was evaluated that high-dose enrofloxacin may result in vision loss, as in this case.
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Abstract
This case report, it was aimed to give information about enrofloxacin toxicity in a cat. The case material consisted of an 8-month-old tabby female cat, weighing 1.4 kilograms, brought to the emergency department with complaints of vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, tremor, dyspnea and inability to walk. According to the anamnesis, it was stated that the appetite of the animal was not good and that he received antibiotic treatment. It was stated that after the treatment, the inability to walk and the incoordination took shape. It was determined by us while taking the anamnesis information that the patient's owners were continuing the antibiotic treatment. Likewise, it was learned that 0.7 ml (35 mg) of the preparation containing the active ingredient of enrofloxacin was administered. This dose was found to correspond to 5 times the normal dose of “0.14 ml (7 mg)”. An ophthalmological examination was not performed. However, it was observed that he did not respond to the pupillary reflex. The case was evaluated as enrofloxacin toxicity. As a result, it was evaluated that high-dose enrofloxacin may result in vision loss, as in this case.