Colloidal silver nanoparticles induced detached sperm heads in a dog

Fabio Pinaffi; Morgan Flanders

doi:10.58292/CT.v18.14376

Fabio Pinaffi Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Morgan Flanders Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58292/CT.v18.14376

Keywords: Dog, fertility, sperm, silver nanoparticles

Abstract

We describe a sperm abnormality (detached heads) in a dog treated with a topical (spray) medication containing colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNP). However, sperm morphology and fertility recovered 5 months after withdrawal of treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an association between AgNPs and abnormal canine sperm.

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