



These paraffin blocks have a blue marker dye that can be seen in droppings, making inspection easier. The active ingredient, Difethialone 0.0025% rapidly eliminates and gets rid of mice and rats. If your pet has ingested mouse and rat poison, call your veterinarian and Pet Poison Helpline immediately for potentially life-saving advice.BlueMax Mini Blocks Rodenticide is a single feed, second-generation anticoagulant rodent bait. Corn cellulose and corn gluten are used less commonly and do not have a concern for poisoning.įor more information about specific poisons, please see the individual poison pages: long-acting anticoagulants, cholecalciferol, bromethalin, and phosphides). Each has a different mechanism of action of poisoning, and not all are treated with Vitamin K1! It is important to make sure you and your veterinarian have correctly identified the active ingredient in the product ingested to make sure treatment is appropriate. There are four common active ingredients in mouse and rat poisons: long-acting anticoagulants, cholecalciferol, bromethalin, and phosphides. This number will allow Pet Poison Helpline staff to correctly identify the active ingredient.
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If the active ingredient is not clearly visible on the packaging, another important identifier called the EPA registration number (EPA Reg. Unfortunately, the active ingredient cannot be identified based on the look of the product alone.

Products that look similar and have similar names may contain very different types of poison. There are many different types of mouse and rat poisons available in a wide variety of colors (green, blue, tan, and red are commonly seen) and formulations (pellets, bait blocks, grain-based baits, soft bait, etc.). These poisons are easy to obtain and used anywhere there might be rodents-in homes, garages, stables, farms, vehicles, and even parks or wildlife areas. Poisoning from rodenticides (mouse and rat poisons) is one of the most common types of toxicities managed by Pet Poison Helpline.
