Common rodenticide toxicoses in small animals

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2012 Mar;42(2):349-60, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2011.12.008. Epub 2012 Jan 9.

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 animal owners may use the term “D-con” to refer to any rodenticide regardless of the actual brand name or type of rodenticide. The EPA released their final ruling on rodenticide risk mitigation measures in 2008 and all the products on the market had to be compliant by June 2011, changing to consumer products containing either first-generation anticoagulants or nonanticoagulants including bromethalin and cholecalciferol. These regulations are likely to cause an increase in the number of bromethalin and cholecalciferol cases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / poisoning
  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants / poisoning
  • Cat Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Cats
  • Cholecalciferol / poisoning
  • Dog Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Dogs
  • Rodenticides / chemistry
  • Rodenticides / poisoning*

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Anticoagulants
  • Rodenticides
  • Cholecalciferol
  • bromethalin