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Mouse and rat baits (rodenticides)
dog severe
Go to the vet immediately — don't wait for symptoms.
cat severe
Go to the vet immediately — don't wait for symptoms.
- Confidence
- high
- Summary
- Mouse and rat baits (rodenticides) are pesticide products used to control rodent populations, available in pellets, blocks, pastes, powders, and soft baits, and are highly toxic to both dogs and cats. They contain active ingredients — most commonly anticoagulants, bromethalin, cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), and zinc/aluminum phosphides — each causing distinct and life-threatening effects: uncontrolled internal bleeding, brain swelling, dangerous hypercalcemia leading to organ failure, or toxic phosphine gas production. Clinical signs vary by ingredient but include lethargy, difficulty breathing, tremors, seizures, paralysis, vomiting, and death; cats can also be exposed indirectly by consuming poisoned rodents.
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