Table 1.
Retrospective overview of veterinary information requests to the Dutch Poisons Information Centre (DPIC) concerning exposure to Ornithogalum species, 2007–2018 (n = 14).
| No. | Animal species | Ornithogalum species | Time after exposure | Signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog | unknown | unknown | no signs mentioned |
| 2 | Cat | unknown | unknown | Signs not specified |
| 3 | Cat | unknown | 24 h | weakness, nystagmus, abnormal pupillary light reflex, blindness |
| 4 | Dog | O. saundersiae | 24 h | (persistent) vomiting |
| 5 | Dog | unknown | ±7 h | (persistent) vomiting, anorexia |
| 6 | Dog | unknown | ±12 h | (persistent) vomiting, depression |
| 7 | Dog | unknown | 48 h | abdominal pain, diarrhoea, lethargy, irregular heartbeat, bradycardia, mydriasis |
| 8 | Dog | O. saundersiae | 4 h | (persistent) vomiting, anorexia |
| 9 | Dog | O. saundersiae | 24 h | hematemesis, bloody diarrhoea, unspecified liver and kidney dysfunction |
| 10 | Dog | O. saundersiae | 10 min. | no clinical signs mentioned |
| 11 | Dog (case 1) | O. arabicum | unknown | vomiting, diarrhoea |
| 3 weeks | blindness | |||
| 12 | Doga | unknown | ±12 h | (persistent) vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, lethargy |
| 13 | Doga | unknown | ±12 h | (persistent) vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, lethargy |
| 14 | Doga | unknown | ±12 h | (persistent) vomiting, diarrhoea, melena, lethargy, weakness, hypotension |
a
Information on clinical outcome was present; these dogs died soon after the information request.