Common Rodenticide Toxicoses in Small Animals

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Nov;48(6):1027-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Abstract

This article focuses on the 3 most commonly used rodenticide types: anticoagulants, bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. It is important to verify the active ingredient in any rodenticide exposure. Many owners use the term D-con to refer to any rodenticide regardless of the brand or type of rodenticide. The Environmental Protection Agency released their final ruling on rodenticide risk mitigation measures in 2008 and all products sold had to be compliant by June 2011, changing to consumer products containing either first-generation anticoagulants or nonanticoagulants, including bromethalin and cholecalciferol. These regulations have caused an increase in the number of bromethalin and cholecalciferol cases.

Keywords: Anticoagulant; Bromethalin; Cholecalciferol; Rodenticide.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / toxicity
  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants / toxicity*
  • Antidotes / therapeutic use
  • Cat Diseases* / chemically induced
  • Cat Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Cat Diseases* / therapy
  • Cats
  • Cholecalciferol / toxicity
  • Dog Diseases* / chemically induced
  • Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Dog Diseases* / therapy
  • Dogs
  • Rodenticides / toxicity*
  • Vitamin K / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Anticoagulants
  • Antidotes
  • Rodenticides
  • Vitamin K
  • Cholecalciferol
  • bromethalin