Recovery and identification of leaf fragments of ivy (hedera helix l.), a toxic plant, in dregs of canine puppy

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  • Patricia Susana NASCA DE ZAMORA Laboratorio de Histología Vegetal. Cátedra de Botánica General. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.
  • Lorna Cynthia REID

Abstract

Plant leaf epidermis presents particular characteristics for different species. In addition, it resists the digestion of animals, for which its identification is possible in the dregs, by means of microhistological technologies. These technologies are in use in studies on botanical composition of the diet of herbivores and / or confirmation of ingestion of toxic plants. Though there are no precedents of his application in not herbivorous animals, it might be useful to confirm diagnoses of poisoning of domestic pets. Many ornamental plants produce poisonings in pets; between them, the ivy. In this work there is analyzed the possibility of identification of leaf fragments of ivy in dregs of a canine puppy. Leaves of ivy were supplied, together with the food to a canine female of 4 month, previous fasting and confinement during 24h. There were gathered samples of fecal matter from this moment up to 72h later to the ingestion. They were made prepared of reference of ivy and of the balanced food. Leaf fragments and epidermis of ivy, were recovered in samples taken from 8 to 48h later to the ingestion. In all the samples vegetable remains were found, corresponding to the food. One concludes that, realizing adjustments, there is possible the application of this technology in veterinary medicine for canine puppies.

Keywords: microhistology, dog faeces, ivy.

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NASCA DE ZAMORA, P. S., & REID, L. C. (2014). Recovery and identification of leaf fragments of ivy (hedera helix l.), a toxic plant, in dregs of canine puppy. Revista Ciencias Morfológicas, 12(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/Morfol/article/view/918

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