Copper toxicosis with hepatic cirrhosis in three dogs: report of a safety alert.

• Autores: Carlos A. Flores Olivares, Ignacio Oroquieta Fairlie, Constanza Cubillos Torres, Alejandra Covarrubias Robles, Diana Leiva Portilla
• Localización: Austral journal of veterinary sciences, ISSN 0719-8000, ISSN-e 0719-8132, Vol. 57, Nº. 1, 2025, págs. 179-182
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In 2020, hundreds of thousands of dogs in Chile were exposed to toxic copper levels in commercial dog food, exceeding the legal copper limit tenfold. We report three fatal hepatic cirrhosis cases after at least three months of consumption of this product. All showed advanced stage liver injury, micro and macroscopic lesions, and high hepatic copper levels.