![]() ![]() If your dog eats rat poison (regardless of amount or active ingredient), take them immediately to a local veterinary hospital for evaluation and treatment. Products include ZP Mouse Pelleted Rodenticide. Unfortunately, food in the stomach increases the amount of gas produced, so do not feed your dog if they have ingested this type of rat poisoning. Deadly phosphine gas is produced when the poison mixes with stomach acid. Zinc and aluminum phosphides are typically used in mole or gopher baits but can occasionally be found in mouse or rat baits, especially on farms.Bromethalin can be very toxic, even in small amounts. Bromethalin causes swelling of the brain and may result in neurological symptoms such as lack of coordination, tremors, seizures, paralysis, and death.Anticoagulating ingredients are much less common now but still deadly. However, in 2018, due to EPA regulatory changes, d-CON shifted from anticoagulant rodenticide to cholecalciferol. They were once the main active ingredient in rodenticides, including the popular brand d-CON. Anticoagulants such as brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difenacoum, difethialone, and warfarin interfere with the ability for blood to clot, resulting in internal bleeding.This ingredient in commonly found in products like d-CON. This damage can lead to multiple organ failure and death. It can produce life-threatening increases of calcium in the blood, resulting in hardening of soft tissues throughout the body, particularly in the heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and muscles. ![]() Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) is one of the most powerful rat poisons on the market and is highly toxic to dogs.The four most common active ingredients are: If your dog eats rat poison, it is important that you bring any remaining bait or packaging to the vet with you to aid in identification of the active ingredient. Unfortunately, the active ingredient cannot be identified based on the appearance of the product or bait. Rat poisons come in a variety of colors-such as green, blue, tan, pink, and red-and formulations, including pellets, bait blocks, powders, pastes, cereal, and soft baits.Įach of the four most common active ingredients in rat poisons have different mechanisms for poisoning and treatment for toxicity. The ingredients in rodenticides, or rat poison, are extremely dangerous for dogs, and accidental ingestion is one of the most common forms of pet poisoning. ![]()
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