Rodenticides are tasty in order to attract
rodents, but that makes them attractive to our pets as well. Make sure to read
rodenticide packages thoroughly if you have pets in your house and avoid your
pet eating the rodenticide.
Ingredients of concern in many rodenticides for used to kill mice, rats, and
other rodents are anticoagulants, which slow the clotting of the blood.
Four common active ingredients in anticoagulant rodenticides are :
Four common active ingredients in anticoagulant rodenticides are :
- Dicoumarol
- Diphacinone
- Brodifacoum
- Bromadiolone
If your pet has eaten any rodenticide, when ingested,
anticoagulants ( ingredients of concern in rodenticides ) concentrate in the
liver, where they interfere with the normal synthesis of clotting factors by
the liver.
Signs of rodenticide toxicity often go unrecognized. Symptoms of rodenticide poisoning often do not show up for several days and may include internal bleeding, so many owners are not aware that their pet has been exposed. Internal bleeding may go unnoticed even to the veterinarian.
The most common sign that owners notice is bloody saliva in the water bowl.
If you suspect your pet has eaten any rodenticide, have the package with you when you call your veterinarian or poison control center.
Some rodenticides, such as dicoumarol, are active in the body for a short period of time. Others persist for 4 - 6 weeks which means treatment must be extended. That is why it is important for your veterinarian to know exactly what rodenticide your pet may have ingested.
Veterinarians can use special blood tests to determine the level of clotting factors in the blood. These tests are useful in the diagnosis and the monitoring of treatment in rodenticide poisonings.
Veterinarians immediately treated pets suspect rodenticide poisoning with fluids and an injection of vitamin K. Treatment must continue until the clotting factors have returned to normal levels.
Signs of rodenticide toxicity often go unrecognized. Symptoms of rodenticide poisoning often do not show up for several days and may include internal bleeding, so many owners are not aware that their pet has been exposed. Internal bleeding may go unnoticed even to the veterinarian.
The most common sign that owners notice is bloody saliva in the water bowl.
If you suspect your pet has eaten any rodenticide, have the package with you when you call your veterinarian or poison control center.
Some rodenticides, such as dicoumarol, are active in the body for a short period of time. Others persist for 4 - 6 weeks which means treatment must be extended. That is why it is important for your veterinarian to know exactly what rodenticide your pet may have ingested.
Veterinarians can use special blood tests to determine the level of clotting factors in the blood. These tests are useful in the diagnosis and the monitoring of treatment in rodenticide poisonings.
Veterinarians immediately treated pets suspect rodenticide poisoning with fluids and an injection of vitamin K. Treatment must continue until the clotting factors have returned to normal levels.
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