Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity

Also known as: Warfarin Toxicity, Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity/ Poisoning.

Signalment

• Most commonly seen in the dog and pig, after eating bait for rodents.
  • Warfarin poisoning is therefore relatively common in farm dogs.

Diagnosis

Pathology

• Gastric haemorrhage
• Haemorrhage elsewhere in body, particularly mediastinum

References

1. Beasley, V (1999) Toxicants that Interfere with the Function of Vitamin K. In Veterinary Toxicology, International Veterinary Information Service.
2. DeWilde, L (2007) Why is Fluffy Bleeding? Secondary Hemostatic Disorders. In Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference 2007, NAVC.
3. Dodds, W J (2005) Bleeding Disorders in Animals. In Proceedings of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association 2005, IVIS.
4. Murphy, M J and Talcott, P A (2005) Anticoagulant Rodenticides. In Small Animal Toxicology (Second Edition), Saunders.
5. Campbell, A (1999) Common causes of poisoning in small animals. In Practice, '21(5), 244-249.