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Can a cat be poisoned by eating a poisoned rat?

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Causes. Bromethalin rodenticide toxicity occurs with the ingestion of rodenticides containing the chemical bromethalin. Cats may also be targets of secondary poisoning if they eat rats or mice that have ingested the poison themselves. 6 апр. 2009 г.


Will a cat get sick if it eats a poisoned mouse?

If your cat ingests a mouse that's already consumed a pest poison, it's possible your cat may get sick, though it'd be unlikely. The amount of poison a mouse needs to ingest to be deadly is very small in terms of what a cat would need to ingest to have the same effect.

What happens if a cat eats a poisoned rat?

Symptoms of Rat Poisoning Depending on the poison ingested, you may notice a loss of appetite, slight muscle tremors, impaired movement or paralysis in the back legs, seizures, pale gums, bleeding from the nose, bloody urine or feces, swollen belly, red splotches on the skin, lethargy or weakness.

Is rat poison safe for cats?

Mouse and rat poisons won't harm dogs or cats. The most common rodenticides cause one of three things: internal bleeding, brain swelling, or hypercalcemia (high calcium level, which can lead to things like kidney failure). Keep mouse and rat poisons well out of reach of pets.

Can cats get secondary poisoning from rat poison?

Poisoning after eating rodents killed by the rodenticide is called secondary or relay poisoning. This can occur but is rare because a cat would need to eat many rodents that died from the poison.

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