My dog ate rat poison. When should I give Vitamin K1 and how much?

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• Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

  Veterinarian

  Published on September 18th, 2020

  Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. If Bailey has just eaten the rat poison (within the last 2hrs) she should be made vomit. If it was over 2-3hrs ago, she should have a blood test to check her clotting factors in 2 days time. If the clotting factors are up on Monday, Bailey should be put on Vitamin K treatment for about 3 weeks.
  Please, get in touch with your local vets as soon as possible and get her seen right away to make her vomit, or book an appointment for a blood test for Monday. There is no need to start Vitamin K treatment as yet.

  

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• Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

  Veterinarian

  Published on October 9th, 2017

  Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
  
  The prognosis for anti-coagulant rat poison ingestion, when caught early as in Buttons' case, is good due to the fact there is an antidote. As I mentioned in my previous answer I always monitor the clotting times 3-5 days after poison ingestion and 3-5 days after completion of the 30 days of Vitamin K to be sure. I have not had any patients in 12 years, not do okay when treated with Vitamin K early before symptoms of bleeding.
  
  I hope this helps

  

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• Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on December 17th, 2017

  Hello, sorry to hear about Gaboo. It depends on what his values for clotting where and how soon after the ingestion occurred that a veterinarian saw him. If those were normal and he was made to vomit the rat poison then monitoring his clotting times while getting vitamin K should be sufficient. Gaboo should be kept away from any hard impact activity that could predispose him to falling or bumping into things that may cause bleeding. Otherwise, he may need to have his clotting times checked in a month or so to ensure they are adequate. If you note any bruising or spontaneous bleeding then Gaboo should be evaluated by your veterinarian immediately. At that time they may recommend further treatment such as a transfusion with plasma. Hope this helps and best of luck.

  

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• Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on February 24th, 2018

  Bromethalin is a pretty nasty rat poison, not treatable with Vitamin K, as it is not an anticoagulant. It makes the brain swell and is moderately to severely toxic. There is no antidote only supportive care, such as inducing emesis (vomiting, to remove as much poison as possible), charcoal (to hopefully neutralize some of the poison, iv fluids and medication to reduce the cerebral edema (brain swelling). As with many poisons, the dose is important. You will still need to monitor your dog for a few days for incoordination (ataxia), tremors, seizures, and paralysis. It appears that your vet managed to remove most of the poison, so, if your dog is not showing any signs 24 hrs later, there is a good chance that Nikko is recuperating.

  

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