Fatal penicillin-dihydrostreptomycin toxicosis in Mongolian gerbils
Verbatim first-hand facts from The Merck Veterinary Manual (gerbil). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source file and C1-substring verified. Focus: toxicosis and environmental hazards of the pet species.
Toxicology facts
- A fatal syndrome of acute toxicosis can occur in Mongolian gerbils after injection of a penicillin-dihydrostreptomycin-procaine combination. The toxicity is due to the dihydrostreptomycin component; 50 mg of dihydrostreptomycin produces almost 100% mortality in adult gerbils ( 2 ).