The present study concerns about the identification of aldicarb residues using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) in 50 samples of gastric content obtained from the necropsy of dogs and cats and 50 samples of foods suspected of being used as baits. All samples resulted positive for aldicarb showing that the TLC is an efficient, fast and not expensive qualitative method for the detection of aldicarb, being useful for this purpose in the forensic veterinary toxicology.
dog; cat; thin-layer chromatography; aldicarb; stomach content; poisoning