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Owners of animals that have eaten bromethalin accidentally should seek immediate veterinary attention and be decontaminated. Contacting an animal poison control center can help ensure that timely and appropriate therapy is started. The best treatment is decontamination, but this is only effective if started before symptoms appear. [6]
For the fast-acting rodenticide bromethalin, for example, there is no diagnostic test or antidote. [ 23 ] This has led environmental researchers to conclude that low strength, long duration rodenticides (generally first generation anticoagulants) are the best balance between maximum effect and minimum risk.
Warning label on a tube of rat poison containing bromadiolone on a dike of the Scheldt river in Steendorp, Belgium. Bromadiolone is a potent anticoagulant rodenticide.It is a second-generation 4-hydroxycoumarin derivative and vitamin K antagonist, often called a "super-warfarin" for its added potency and tendency to accumulate in the liver of the poisoned organism.
A poisoned animal suffers progressively worsening internal bleeding, leading to shock, loss of consciousness, and eventually death. [citation needed] Brodifacoum is highly lethal to mammals and birds, and extremely lethal to fish. It is a highly cumulative poison, due to its high lipophilicity and extremely slow elimination. [citation needed]
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Secondary poisoning, or relay toxicity, is the poisoning that results when one organism comes into contact with or ingests another organism that has poison in its system. It typically occurs when a predator eats an animal, such as a mouse, rat, or insect, that has previously been poisoned by a commercial pesticide.
The care of animals - a book of brief and popular advice on the diseases and ailments of farm animals (1905) (14782192692) Illustrating Oral Drenching Using an oral drench gun attached to the back of the operator, anthelmintic chemicals which are in a pack worn on the back are administered down the throat of the animal.
Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from Greek: εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Reasons for euthanasia include incurable (and especially painful) conditions or diseases, [ 1 ] lack of resources to continue supporting the animal, or laboratory test procedures.