Clinical and biochemical changes in 53 Swedish dogs bitten by the European adder - Vipera berus.docVIP

Lervik et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010, 52:26 /content/52/1/26 RESEARCH Open Access Clinical and biochemical changes in 53 Swedish Research dogs bitten by the European adder - Vipera berus Jessica Berger Lervik*1, Inger Lillieh??k2 and Jan HM Frendin3 Abstract Background: Every year many dogs in Sweden are bitten by Vipera berus, the only venomous viper in Sweden. This prospective study investigated clinical signs, some biochemical parameters, treatment, and progress of disease after snakebite in 53 dogs. Effects of treatment with and without glucocorticoids were evaluated. Metho