According to the Pet Poison Helpline, intoxication
with rodent poison is number two on the list of dog poisonings and number 10 on the list for cats.
Not exact matches
Motomco creates
poison bait for
rodents with the promise that their product is «tougher than a barnyard cat.»
JT Eaton's bait blocks are chunk - based, meaning that the
poison is mixed
with food that the
rodents can't resist.
The
poison is especially popular among sweet corn growers who are having trouble
with raccoons, Rowe says, although people have employed it in attempts to kill everything from
rodents to wolves.
Virgin first infected mice
with the
rodent equivalent of these two herpes strains and then exposed them to two types of bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, a common cause of food
poisoning, and Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.
There is speculation that the
poison got into the chow because Chinese farmers sprayed their crops, including wheat,
with it to protect them from hungry
rodents.
There are also problems
with second hand
poisoning (they eat the
rodents people
poison) and wind turbines.
Common toxins that cats can come in contact
with are antifreeze or
rodent poisons.
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Pups have also become ill from eating
rodents and birds
poisoned with strychnine.
This time of year many people are treating their homes, camps and lawns
with a variety of
poisons, or rodenticides, to control their
rodent populations.
Chocolate,
rodent poisons, anti-freeze, and high doses of medication coated
with a sugary, pleasant - tasting coating are all examples of things that are not only poisonous but could also taste good to dogs.
Use pesticides and
rodent poisons with caution.
Direct contact
with mouse or rat
poisons, or secondary reception through eating
rodents that have died from the toxin
Poisoning with rodent baits is one of the top 10
poisonings reported to the ASPCA Animal
Poison Control Center.
Other foods such as chocolate, anything sweetened
with xylitol, onions, avocado (birds and
rodents are especially sensitive to avocado
poisoning), grapes, and raisins are all TOXIC to pets.
Sprayed interior of bin
with insecticides and
rodent deterrents or
poisons, using spray gun.