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Rat poisons are a category of Pest Control Chemical s intended to kill Rat s. ''Single feed baits'' are chemicals sufficiently dangerous that the first dose is sufficient to kill. Rats and certain other vermin are difficult to kill with poisons because their feeding habits reflect their place as scavengers. They will eat a small bit of something and wait, and if they don't get sick, they continue. A good rat poison must be tasteless and odorless in lethal concentrations, and have a delayed effect. Anticoagulants Fatal internal bleeding is caused by Overdose of Anticoagulant Drugs such as: Coagulant drugs or Vitamin K1 have been suggested as possible antidotes for Pet s accidentially exposed to anticoagulant poisons. In addition, since some of these poisons act by inhibiting Liver enzymes, a blood transfusion (with the products of the correct enzymes present) can save a person who inadvertently takes them, an advantage over some older poisons. Poisonous chemicals worker distributes rat poison for Typhus control in Gulfport Mississippi, ca. 1945.]] Other chemical Poison s include:
ALTERNATIVES Mechanical Rat Trap s are one possible alternative to poisons; another alternative is to buy a Cat , although cats capable of dealing with rats are relatively rare; in many cultures, hunting Dogs have been used instead. Both of these methods have a disadvantage of being comparatively messy, a particular problem when the building with a rat problem is to be uninhabited for some months. Anticoagulants have the advantage that their first effect is dehydration from blood loss, causing the unfortunate rodent to leave the building in search of water. Newer rodenticides have been developed to work with by reducing the sperm count in males to deprive them of the ability to procreate rather than to kill rodents outright. They are usually administered in the breeding seasons of most rodents. SEE ALSO |
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