An attentive owner will immediately notice that something is wrong with his cat. Usually, poisoning in these animals can be distinguished from other ailments and action can be taken in a timely manner. It is especially dangerous for an animal to catch and eat a mouse under the influence of poison.
Not everyone gives birth to cats and cats at home solely out of love for these animals. The main function of a cat is to catch mice, and sometimes a kitten is brought into the house only for these reasons. This happens especially often in the villages. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for an animal to eat a poisoned mouse, thereby receiving a portion of the poison, which can be fatal for it.
Why can a cat eat a poisoned mouse?
Cats are generally more lazy than cats, and they may simply not be interested in trapping prey for a long time. If the mouse has eaten the poisoned bait, it can no longer move so fast and, as a result, turns into an easy prey for the cat. He catches the rodent, practically without any effort, and eats it - immediately or after a while.
Some people believe that the cat will feel that the mouse is poisoned and will not eat it. Unfortunately, any veterinarian will tell you that this is not the case. Cats do not have some kind of super flair or intuition that tells them that the strange behavior of a rodent is a signal to stay away from him.
Most often, poisons for rats and mice contain a substance that prevents normal blood clotting, and the rodent that ate the deadly bait quickly dies from numerous bleeding. The same awaits for a cat that has eaten such prey, if its owner does not go to the veterinary clinic as soon as possible.
Symptoms that the cat ate a poisoned mouse, and how to help him
If your pet has a fever, lethargy, he refuses to eat, vomits and carries blood - it may very well be that his body is slowly dying from the action of rat poison on him. Take your pet to the veterinary hospital urgently. If the doctor confirms the diagnosis, you need to flush the animal's stomach, causing vomiting, and also give him an injection of an anticoagulant - vitamin K1, which helps to restore normal blood clotting. Further, it is best to leave the cat for at least a couple of days for inpatient treatment, where he will be given droppers with the substances necessary for the treatment of anemia.
Poisoning with a deadly drug is not a case in which you can rely on the famous saying that a cat has nine lives. Rat poison destroys the animal's body rapidly and irreversibly, so if you have even the slightest suspicion that your pet was poisoned by it, and you value his life, urgently seek qualified veterinary help.
