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Saturday, June 18, 2016
Calcium EDTA to Treat Lead Poison in Pets.
Edetate Calcium Disodium, also known as Calcium EDTA, is a chelating agent used by veterinarians to treat lead poisoning in dogs and cats. It is used to treat other types of heavy metal toxicity in animals .
Animals can get lead poisoning just as humans by ingesting a large amount of lead-containing materials. Pets and other animals get lead from paint, plumbing materials, linoleum tiles, lead foil, solder, golf balls, drinking water from lead pipes, lead weights, newspaper, certain dyes, insulation and a host of other lead-containing products and materials.
Lead poisoning can cause an animal to experience both neurological and gastrointestinal complications. Common neurological signs include seizures, blindness, running aimlessly, running in circles, ataxia and behavioral changes. Gastrointestinal problems can include abdominal pain, vomiting, lack of appetite and either constipation or diarrhea. -
Ingestion of lead and other heavy metals displaces calcium in the body. Therefore, many veterinarians use chelation therapy to aid in eliminating the lead or heavy metals while increasing calcium levels throughout the body. Prior to the administration of Calcium EDTA therapy, the animal’s blood lead concentration levels will be tested and then monitored throughout the therapy until the lead level in the blood is normal.
Calcium EDTA is administered subcutaneously and only in a veterinary office or animal hospital setting where blood monitoring can be conducted.Calcium EDTA should not be administered to an animal with a pre-existing kidney condition.
In some cases, a second round of Calcium EDTA is required if the first therapy isn’t fully successful. If your pet experiences vomiting or diarrhea while undergoing Calcium EDTA therapy, the veterinarian may prescribe a zinc supplement because this medication chelates zinc in addition to lead.
Contributed by :Giano Panzarella for diamondbackdrugs.
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