Diagnosis and treatment of XXXX in lions.

@entity410 @entity3175 @entity4589 @entity6938 @entity6940 @entity2097 @entity51 @entity1573 @entity230 @entity912 @entity2055
Six circus lions (Panthera leo) showed @entity51 after consuming casualty broiler @entity1573 . Signs included @entity2055 , hindlimb @entity912 and recumbency. Neurological examination of two affected males showed @entity912 of extraocular muscles, fixed dilated pupils and inability to swallow. Replacement fluids and antibiotics were given and @entity6940 type C antitoxin was found in serum samples. Type C antitoxin was not then available and therapy was started in one lioness with @entity2097 . @entity410 were controlled by @entity3175 but this animal died. One of the two males was given type C antitoxin; both were given anabolic @entity230 . All the remaining animals made slow recoveries over varying periods; one lion was recumbent for 41 days. No lion developed @entity4589 ; other animals which had consumed the @entity1573 remained healthy. Aspects of the treatment of @entity6938 in animals are discussed.
