Mole and gopher baits

Summary

Mole and gopher baits are pesticide products containing active ingredients — most commonly zinc phosphide and bromethalin — used to kill burrowing pests; they come in pellet, granule, stake, and worm-shaped forms that can attract dogs and cats. Zinc phosphide reacts with stomach acid to produce toxic phosphine gas, causing vomiting, bloating, cardiovascular abnormalities, respiratory distress, and potentially fatal neurological signs; bromethalin causes brain swelling leading to weakness, incoordination, tremors, paralysis, and seizures. These baits are generally more toxic than most rodenticides — even a very small amount can cause life-threatening or fatal effects in pets of any size, and no antidote exists for either active ingredient.

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