Table 1.
Animal number |
Evaluation | 50% dextrose administration | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Postmortem necropsy | No | Normal, no gross abnormalities |
2 | Test hypothesis that seizures were due to hypoglycemia | Oral/rectal | Administration of 50% dextrose and diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
3 | Blood glucose test | Oral/rectal | Animals were not hypoglycemic; seizures were due to compound injected |
4 | Identifying component of drug, tested diluent only | Oral/rectal | Animals had seizures |
5 | Identifying component of drug, tested propylene glycol only | Oral/rectal | Animals had seizures |
6 | Identifying component of drug, tested corn oil only | No | Animals did not have seizures |
7 | Cardiac puncture for blood test | No | Diagnosis of hemolysis and lactic acidosis which may have led to seizures |