The most common intentional poisoning of dogs and cats on the territory of the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

Th e paper presents the most common toxic substances used in mali-cious poisoning of dogs and cats in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, mechanisms of their action, symptoms that occur in poisoned animals, an-tidote therapy and in the case of death, pathomorphological changes. Th e understanding of the mechanisms of toxic action of the most common sub-stances used and the clinical symptoms in poisoned dogs and cats contrib-ute to a faster diagnosis and the prompt suitable therapy application. Th e participation of forensic veterinarians in offi cial procedures prior to crimi-nal proceedings is necessary, considering its importance in the recognition and prosecution of acts defi ned in Article 269 of the Criminal Code (Of-fi cial Gazette of RS, No. 85/2005, 88/2005 - amended, 107/2005 - amended, 72/2009, 111/2009, 121/2012, 104/2013, 108/2014, 94/2016 and 35/2019).