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It is not uncommon this time of year for veterinary hospitals to get phone calls concerning pets ingesting rodenticides that have been placed out for the fall. There are several different types of poison that vary by the method in which the rodent is killed.

The most common kind of rodenticide is an anticoagulant. This poison interferes with the normal clotting process in the blood. The rodent bleeds to death essentially by this method.

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