Pets typically develop some combination of the following: When a dog gets into a large amount of bromethalin, the symptoms are more severe. At relatively low exposures, symptoms include unsteadiness, weakness that starts in the hind end and can progress forward, muscle tremors, depression, and vomiting. The symptoms that develop depend on the dose of the poison that an animal ingests. The swelling puts pressure on nerves, which inhibits their ability to transmit impulses. It causes fluid to build up within the brain. The third active ingredient on the EPA list, bromethalin, is more concerning. Any pet poisonings that are caused by these products should be comparatively simple to diagnose and treat, as long as pets are seen by a veterinarian in a timely manner. Two, diaphacinone and chlorophacinone, are short-acting anti-coagulants similar to warfarin, which we touched upon yesterday. The EPA provides a list of rodenticides that meet their safety standards and are approved for homeowner use on their website. Supportive treatments are available but they are intensive, and animals that survive are often left with neurological deficits. There is no definitive diagnostic test and no antidote, note veterinarians Lee Pickett and Jennifer Coates.
Bromethalin is the active ingredient in Assault, Fastrac, Gladiator, Rampage, Talpirid and Vengeance, and it causes brain and spinal cord swelling characterized by weakness, incoordination, seizures, paralysis and death. Pet owners using rodenticides should be aware that cats and dogs are susceptible to the products’ poison, and veterinarians fear an increase in bromethalin toxicity in pets because of a ban on brodifacoum.
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