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Affecting blood, blood forming organs

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Acer spp.   Maples (A.rubrum = red maple)  
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Acer - animals affected   Equids  
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Acer toxic agent   Strong oxidants in dried leaves  
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Acer clinical signs   hemolytic anemia, Heinz body formation, methemoglobin, icterus  
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Allium spp.   onions and garlic  
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Allium toxic agent   N-propyl disulfide  
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Allium - animals affected   Cattle, horses, sometimes sheep, cats, or dogs  
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Allium lesions   anemia, hemoglobinuria, icterus  
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Melilotus spp.   sweet clover  
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Melilotus toxic agent   Dicoumarol - affects factors II, VII, IX, X  
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Melilotus animals affected   CATTLE, sheep, horses  
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Melilotus signs   SubQ swellings, anemia, weakness, CNS signs, hemorrhage  
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Pteridium aquillinum   Bracken fern  
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Pteridium toxic agent   ptalquiloside (glycosdie)  
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Pteridium animals affected   CATTLE and other ruminants  
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Pteridium lesions   hemorrhage, bone marrow hypoplasia  
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Ascelpius spp.   milkweeds  
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Asclepius toxic agent   cardiac glycosides  
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Asclepius signs   trembling, staggering, mydriasis, repiratory depression  
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Asclepius lesions   Narrow leaf - lung and kidney congestion. Broad leaf - GI tract congestion.  
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Baileya toxic agent   unknown, maybe a sesquiterpene lactone (especially in flower)  
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Baileya animals affected   sheep  
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Baileya clinical signs   anorexia, posterior ataxia, easily audible heart pounding! Red urine, tremors  
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Baileya lesions   widespread hemorrhage of heart, liver, kidneys, GI tract. Ascites, penumonia (no treatment)  
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Datura toxic agent   tropane alkaloids  
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Datura animals affected   All! Humans more frequently  
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Datura signs   mydriasis, twitching, tachycardia, ataxia, paralysis. Death d/t repiratory paralysis. No gross lesions.  
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Datura treatment   Physostigmine  
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Kalanchoe toxic agent   Bufadienolides  
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Kalanchoe signs   cardiac and neuro signs  
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Nerium app.   Oleander  
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Nerium toxic agent   cardiac glycosides similar to digitalis  
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Nerium animals affected   All, esp. Horses  
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Nerium signs   GI signs, trembling, cardiac stimulation, casoconstriction, mydriasis, paralysis, then cardiac depression and death  
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Taxus spp.   Yew  
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Taxus toxic agent   Taxine: an alkaloid. Taxine B more cardiotoxic than Taxine A. T. brevifolia also has glycoside  
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Taxines MOA   cardiac dysrhthymias 2ndary to interference with Na/K exchange system. Taxine B prolongs AV conduction prolonging QRS  
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Taxus animal affected   All  
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Taxus signs   nausea, dizziness, mydriasis, coma. Bradycardia, death d/t respiratory paralysis and diastolic arrest  
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Gossypol MOA   unknown. Appears to affect hemoglobin, PCV, iron absorption, and hemolysis --> congestive heart failure  
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Gossypol animals affected   Swine most sensitive, cattle least  
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Gossypol signs   weakness, lethargy, convulsions, pulmonary edema, poor hair coat, pot-belly. Mature ruminants: reduced milk production, hemoglobinuria, rumen stasis, abomasitis  
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