I've suddenly developed a hatred for rat poison
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To cut a long story short, it looks like my tom has eaten a rat, and has ingested some poison. Christ the difference is dramatic, he has gone from being chunky, alert and playful, to a dopey, skinny runt. I really don't feel I can put down in to words the hatred I feel towards people who use rat poison in an area where there is known to be cats. Anyone know the best way to help him get through, he is better then he was yesterday but only slightly.
I can't keep him cooped up, as he will bloody hate me, so what are the best things to ffed him. He seems to like lamb milk substitute (the powdered stuff) and salmon, as well as complete food. He's had a bit of all of these today, but is there anything else I should feed him.
I know the lamb milk may not be brilliant for him, but he really likes it, so I'm happy for him to have it.
Sorry for the long windedness of this post, but be thankful I haven't vented my seething anger about the f
ker who has laid the poison (I have suspicions)
All help appreciated.
I can't keep him cooped up, as he will bloody hate me, so what are the best things to ffed him. He seems to like lamb milk substitute (the powdered stuff) and salmon, as well as complete food. He's had a bit of all of these today, but is there anything else I should feed him.
I know the lamb milk may not be brilliant for him, but he really likes it, so I'm happy for him to have it.
Sorry for the long windedness of this post, but be thankful I haven't vented my seething anger about the f
ker who has laid the poison (I have suspicions)All help appreciated.
Rat poison is very usefull stuff, but as you have seen secondary poisoning can be an issue. My Jacj Russell (RIP) ate some, he liked it actually
, anyway. He was taken off to the vet and fortunately we knew what product he had eaten, so it was fairly easy to treat him. Basicly he had a dose of vitamin K.
Get yer cat to the vet, asap
, anyway. He was taken off to the vet and fortunately we knew what product he had eaten, so it was fairly easy to treat him. Basicly he had a dose of vitamin K.Get yer cat to the vet, asap
Your post doesn't make it clear but has he been treated at the vets?
If not he needs tx asap he will prob need vit k treatment. The longer you leave it the more risk he is of complications, though hopefully eating the poison via a rat is better than eating it directly.
Strong smelling foods are good, pilchards in tomato sauce, warmed up tuna, luxury tinned foods, don't offer too many foods at the same time.
If your vet has been treating him ask them what palatable foods they have you could try, little and often feeding is better than too big a meal. He does need to be kept indoors though to recuperate, he is vulnerable right now, he may even need supportive intravenous fluid therapy at the vets.
If not he needs tx asap he will prob need vit k treatment. The longer you leave it the more risk he is of complications, though hopefully eating the poison via a rat is better than eating it directly.
Strong smelling foods are good, pilchards in tomato sauce, warmed up tuna, luxury tinned foods, don't offer too many foods at the same time.
If your vet has been treating him ask them what palatable foods they have you could try, little and often feeding is better than too big a meal. He does need to be kept indoors though to recuperate, he is vulnerable right now, he may even need supportive intravenous fluid therapy at the vets.
Edited by bexVN on Tuesday 3rd May 22:01
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The above should give you a clear indicator of what you may be dealing with, I'm worried that tom am is leaving it too long. You should ring emergency vets for advice.
The above should give you a clear indicator of what you may be dealing with, I'm worried that tom am is leaving it too long. You should ring emergency vets for advice.
Sounds like you've never had rats in your garden? We had around ten and they were everywhere, dug out the contents of the composter and spread it over the garden, climbed the fences and bird table and ran all over the garden. As I understand it they constantly leak urine which you can catch Weils disease from so pretty much the only thing you can do is poison them. If your garden gets overrun you'll understand, before anyone suggests an air rifle or Jack Russel, neither are practical. We have local cats who used to catch a couple but seeing as they tend to go back to their lairs to die it's pretty unlikely they'd eat an infected one, trust me, my wife loves cats and checked with the rat man first.
Hope your cat recovers ok. I think any case of poisoning needs to be taken seriously. Time is of the esessence, due to the short time window available for stomach pumping, before the toxin enters the body.
About a month ago, our Whippet ingested some sort of poison - Metaldhyd - found in slug pellets (amongst other products).
The symptoms were listlessness followed by epileptic fitting. She was sedated by a local vet, then rushed to an animal clinic at the university. Intensive care and a "prepare for the worst" conversation with the doctor. The problem with that toxin, iirc, is that it's a nerve agent, but, they managed to pump out what they could, and stabilise and treat her over the next 48hrs.
She survived what is normally fatal, and appears to have no long term damage.
I did read a suggestion to get the animal to each charcoal(the carbon adsorbs the toxin), but I don't know how you would use that. Any ideas about charcoal as an emergency aid, Bexs?
About a month ago, our Whippet ingested some sort of poison - Metaldhyd - found in slug pellets (amongst other products).
The symptoms were listlessness followed by epileptic fitting. She was sedated by a local vet, then rushed to an animal clinic at the university. Intensive care and a "prepare for the worst" conversation with the doctor. The problem with that toxin, iirc, is that it's a nerve agent, but, they managed to pump out what they could, and stabilise and treat her over the next 48hrs.
She survived what is normally fatal, and appears to have no long term damage.
I did read a suggestion to get the animal to each charcoal(the carbon adsorbs the toxin), but I don't know how you would use that. Any ideas about charcoal as an emergency aid, Bexs?
Yes we use it a lot in cases of ingested poisons (even food related poisons eg grapes/ chocolate), it is a vital first aid agent, it's efficacy is improved with speed but still worth considering even several hours after ingestion has occurred. ALways in stock. Bloody messy stuff though! (We get it in liquid form and usually syringe it directly into the mouth or sometimes mix it with a little food.)
(We get it in liquid form and usually syringe it directly into the mouth or sometimes mix it with a little food.)
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