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What are the treatment methods for zinc phosphide poisoning in pigs?

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1. Cause: Zinc phosphide is a rodenticide, and pigs sometimes become poisoned after accidentally eating bait containing zinc phosphide. 2. Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, vomit and feces carrying a garlic odor; severely affected pigs die immediately, while generally within 2-3 days skin bleeding and hematuria may occur, finally leading to coma and death from convulsions, that is, seizures. 3. Necropsy: the mucosa of the digestive tract is red and swollen, bleeding, and sloughing; the liver is enlarged and friable; the kidneys are enlarged; hemorrhages occur in the heart and muscles; the blood is dark black. 4. Prevention: bait containing zinc phosphide should be properly placed to prevent pigs from accidentally eating it.

1. Cause: Zinc phosphide is a rodenticide, and pigs sometimes become poisoned after accidentally eating bait containing zinc phosphide.

2. Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, vomit and feces carrying a garlic odor; severely affected pigs die immediately, while generally within 2-3 days skin bleeding and hematuria may occur, finally leading to coma and death from convulsions, that is, seizures.

3. Necropsy: the mucosa of the digestive tract is red and swollen, bleeding, and sloughing; the liver is enlarged and friable; the kidneys are enlarged; hemorrhages occur in the heart and muscles; the blood is dark black.

4. Prevention: bait containing zinc phosphide should be properly placed to prevent pigs from accidentally eating it.

5. Treatment: orally administer 50 mL of 1% copper sulfate solution, or 50-100 mL of 0.1%-0.5% potassium permanganate solution, and at the same time use 25-50 g of magnesium sulfate or sodium sulfate as a laxative; oily laxatives are contraindicated. To prevent a decrease in blood alkalinity, 5% sodium bicarbonate solution may be injected intravenously at 0.5 mL/kg.

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