and followingpurification, the sera containing antibodies is administered intravenously for treatment. Despite the fact that biological antivenoms are the only effective, approved treatment available, their cost, methods of production, potential for eliciting immunogenic responses, the time needed to generate...
Three cases (2 dogs; 1 cat) were euthanized within four hours of presentation for either cost based reasons (2) or poor prognosis (1). One dog developed massive and potentially fatal pulmonary haemorrhage and was euthanazed. In vitro testing of the venom procoagulant neutralising efficacy of ...