[h=1]Dogs in Flint test positive for lead in water crisis during MSU screenings[/h]
Roberto Acosta | [email]racosta1@mlive.com[/email]
on April 08, 2016 at 4:15 PM, updated April 08, 2016 at 11:40 PM
FLINT, MI -- Several dogs in Flint have tested positive for lead during three recent screenings by Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Daniel Langlois, assistant professor with MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, said 14 of more than 170 dogs tested showed lead in their blood during the free screenings being primarily funded through gift funds.
Of those 14 dogs, Langlois said 10 showed levels suggestive of recent or low-level exposure to lead -- 25-45 part per billion -- while four tested positive above the reportable limit of 50 ppb and reported to the state.
The owners of three of the four dogs that tested positive for lead were ordered to have their pets switched to drink bottled water, while the fourth dog required some additional help.
"One case with moderately high levels required treatment with a drug that helps bind lead in the body and aid in its excretion," said Langlois of Succimer that was prescribed for the dog.
There had previously been five cases of dogs that
tested positive for lead, according to
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development figures released as part of thousands of pages of emails, internal communications and other documents unveiled by Gov. Rick Snyder in February...
