In a reader opinon email sent to the Dispatch regarding this article, Brainerd D.V.M., Matt Eberts wrote, "Bromethalin is a nasty poison that causes brain damage within four hours of eating the bait. “It’s sad if it’s your dog, that’s for sure” he said, because up to a certain point, the dogs tend not to survive the poisoning. “If the poison is too long in the dog’s system, there isn’t much of a treatment,” said Lange. If it really is too late, the poison can cause a cerebral swelling which then proves to be fatal. Later stages of poisoning would require the animal to get a blood transfusion. Īnother treatment is having the pet throw up the poison right away or putting activated charcoal in their mouth. This treatment “works very well” Lange says, but it has to be in the earlier stages of poisoning (Bromethalin poisoning is not treated with Vitamin K1. ![]() “It doesn’t happen quickly,” said Lange, when talking about how long it takes for the position to hit the dog's system, “it depends on the (type of) poison."īut there are some treatments that can be given to a pet, such as the use of Vitamin K. ![]() Another symptom he sees the pets have is having a difficult time breathing. The symptoms vary depending on how much the dog has eaten, and which poison is involved, but he said the poison interferes with a clotting factor which shows signs of bleeding in dogs’ stools or from the nose. ![]() Lange has seen three dogs in the last week coming in with symptoms of poisoning.
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