When you find pests in your home, your first instinct may be to spray pesticides yourself. Think twice! The active ingredient in rodent control baits, bromadiolone, has put pet owners all over the nation in fear of secondary poisonings to their pets. This is the same for other commercial pest control sprays – which can seriously harm your pets.
Basically, the risk of sickness depends on amount ingested and the size and weight of the animal. Fortunately, a single rodent cannot consume enough bait to kill a pet that has ingested the dead rodent; therefore, the pet would have to eat multiple rats to reach a dangerous dose.
But exactly how many bait-filled rodents would a cat or dog have to eat to reach a lethal dosage?
A study has shown that a 22 lb. dog would have to consume 77 ounces of bromadiolone (nearly 5 pounds) to be poisoned. A single rat consumes a maximum of less than an ounce of food (even less for mice), so the 22 lb. dog would have to find and eat 77 rats that are completely stuffed with bait.
Having said all of this, if even one small dose of rodent bait can harm your pet, think of what it can do to your child. Don’t take the chance! Call a local pest control expert today to examine your pest or rodent infestation!
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