10-03-2011, 11:20 AM
"I guess the cats dont eat dead rats unless they killed the rat."
The poison stops the animal (including humans) from processing vitamin k needed for blood to clot - the animal bleeds to death internally over the period of a week or so after ingestion.
At the later stages before death rats and mice begin to "wobble" and not as fast in the get away, making the especially attractive and dangerous to domestic critters.
If you are an animal owner and see pale or pink gums - and suspect poisoning due to wafarin type compound an immediate treatment with large doses (shots) of k critical to restore clotting.
And yup rats eat car parts as well as nest in them if parked - been told they are attracted to the electricity in the wires.
Have seen them eat through metal roofing if they want in bad enough, recently had one go right through metal window screen....... He set off a security camera doing it - have the photos - grin
The poison stops the animal (including humans) from processing vitamin k needed for blood to clot - the animal bleeds to death internally over the period of a week or so after ingestion.
At the later stages before death rats and mice begin to "wobble" and not as fast in the get away, making the especially attractive and dangerous to domestic critters.
If you are an animal owner and see pale or pink gums - and suspect poisoning due to wafarin type compound an immediate treatment with large doses (shots) of k critical to restore clotting.
And yup rats eat car parts as well as nest in them if parked - been told they are attracted to the electricity in the wires.
Have seen them eat through metal roofing if they want in bad enough, recently had one go right through metal window screen....... He set off a security camera doing it - have the photos - grin