[ SHOWGSD-L ] new lethal rodenticide that has no antidote and kills fast
- From: "Steve D" <cimarrongsd@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:18:28 -0600
See the below link about new rat poisons' main ingredient.
Very dangerous to dogs, cats and kids.
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/New-rodenticide-without-antidote-alarms-pet-toxico/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/804032?contextCategoryId=378
If my math and weight conversions serve me correctly:
My 90 pound German shepherd would be about 41 kg (2.2 lb/kg ).
So his median lethal dose would be (at 2.38-3.65 mg/kg) 97 to 149 mg!
For those of you who might have difficulty grasping how small amount this is:
When you mail a letter, your first class postage limits you to one ounce before
additional postage is required.
(roughly equal to a large envelope plus 5 sheets of paper, the fifth or sixth
sheet puts you over, depending on the paper)
One ounce is about 28.4 grams.
One milligram (mg) equals 1/1000 of a gram.
So his median lethal dose would be about 0.1 to .15 grams !!!
Or 0.0034 - 0.0052 ounces !!!
The following information, I am getting second hand, but apparently a Samoyed
was poisoned while in NYC for the Westminster show.
The Samoyed has already died from the poisoning.
The source of the poisoning may have been rat poisoning being placed under the
beds at some hotels.
/steve d.
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