Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Hair dye poisoning in a dog is usually attributed to the ingredients like henna, active ingredient paraphenylenediamine (PPD), and other chemical constituents. The common complications of hair dye are respiratory obstruction and acute renal failure. A 3-year-old spitz male dog was presented after an hour of accidental ingestion of hair dye with a history of having vomition, and excessive drooling. Early and timely intervention in the present case with endotracheal intubation, oral administration of activated charcoal, and injections normal saline, soda bicarbonate, chrlopheneramine, dexamethasone were shown to be beneficial and helped to save the animal without any complications.