Colonial Acres

Rat Poison IS deadly to pets

Tamoni: Please check with your vet or a poison contral agency. MLGW has given you false information.

Out of curiosity, I checked the rat bait poison web sites below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/bluebook/approvals1006.pdf

http://www.homestead.com/ipmofalaska/files/rodenticides.html

Here is the information straight from the manufacturer:
General Information
These products inhibit the enzymes responsible for recycling of vitamin K, which
ultimately reduces production of certain blood clotting factors. There is no effect on
circulating clotting factors, so a lag time between poisoning and bleeding problems
is seen. The lack of coagulation factors causes the animal to bleed to death
because the blood does not clot. First-generation coumarins may be deadly with a
larger single dose or smaller doses over multiple days. Clinical signs are usually
seen 3-5 days after exposure. Second-generation coumarins and indandiones are
toxic with a single dose. Second-generation coumarins are a greater hazard than
first-generation coumarins if the dog or cat eats a poisoned rat or mouse.
Treatment, once symptoms appear is more difficult, expensive, and has a much
poorer prognosis than treatment that starts immediately after ingestion.


By neighbor

thanks

I certainly appreciate your information although I did state
chances were slim not impossible.
The traditional products are called ?“anticoagulant rodenticides?”
One certainly does not want a hazard to the children or pets of the family.
Anticoagulant rat poisons create a risk that is very real. A greedy rat can eat enough poison to kill 20 rats before he starts to feel sick and if a dog or cat eats the rat, the poison is transferred. The good news is that most rats are not this greedy and do not overindulge this much. The usual victum for secondary poisoning is a pet (or predator) that depends heavily on rats for food (a barn cat, for example). If a long acting anticoagulant rodenticide is used and the pet eats multiple rodents a problem could certainly occur. There is some controversy over this.Most pets do not consume numerous rats or even one.The anticoagulant the health dept used (in the bait boxes), The antidote is simply Vitamin K.
Therefore again as I wrote I check my yard for dead or dying animals and also as a courtesy I did inform my neighbors.
I do appreciate your concern. I would never solely really on any information received by MLG&W.
THANKS
''T''

Traps vs. Poison

If you love the smell of a dead, rotting rat trapped between the walls of your home, poison is the way to go. Next time, we'll use traps.

By Neighbor

Keep your pets safe...

I just found a dead mother rat and dead baby rat in my yard this weekend. Well, actually my dogs found them. The rats had been poisoned b/c I slowly watch the baby rat die over several hours having no idea what to do. I am so scared that my dogs are going to be exposed to this poison. I wish people would be more careful!