Pet toxin — Cholecalciferol / Vitamin D3 (rodenticide; hypercalcemia, kidney failure)

Pet toxin

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the Pet Poison Helpline toxin page.

> Mouse poison, Rat poison, Rodenticide, Vitamin D3

> Cholecalciferol, also known as Vitamin D3, is an active ingredient in some of the most potent mouse and rat poisons available today.

> When animals ingest an overdose of cholecalciferol, they develop gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting, anorexia, and diarrhea), electrolyte disturbances (e.g. elevation in calcium and phosphorous), and kidney injury.

> Without prompt treatment the overdosed animal dies secondary to kidney failure.

Source: pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_cholecalciferol.txt (faithful tag-stripped extraction of https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/cholecalciferol/).

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• Mouse poison, Rat poison, Rodenticide, Vitamin D3
• Cholecalciferol, also known as Vitamin D3, is an active ingredient in some of the most potent mouse and rat poisons available today.
• When animals ingest an overdose of cholecalciferol, they develop gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting, anorexia, and diarrhea), electrolyte disturbances (e.g. elevation in calcium and phosphorous), and kidney injury.
• Without prompt treatment the overdosed animal dies secondary to kidney failure.