We just went through a horrible episode last winter with our dog eating some rodent poison at my parents' house. They put the rodent bait way back behind the cement steps that attach to their porch, where the ground squirrels were burrowing and causing the steps to pull away from the house. The rodents like to carry it around the yard, and somehow our sweet little beagle got it. Many of the rodent baits are scented like peanut butter, which is really attractive to dogs. She experienced internal bleeding and vomiting blood, and we almost lost her. We had to get her to the emergency vet clinic for immediate vit. K shots, and our next step would have been trying a blood transfusion. It was NOT a cheap experience, running up bills of nearly $3,000 by the time all was said and done. I will never use a poison bait, after that experience, regardless of how "safe" they claim it is for pets.

I'm sorry to hear that, Angie. Glad your little dog is fine now! But that must have been a horrid thing to go through.
Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thanks, Janice. Didn't want to be critical of the choices someone else makes on what to use in their garden, but after that experience, I felt like I had to warn other pet owners about how dangerous it can be! It might not be the same ingredient, but it is an anticoagulant, which works in the same way, by causing internal bleeding.

This is my sweet Shelby.

She's so pretty!!

Janice ,
I did not read the sight ,I should do so before jumping to conclusions
off to do so
Thanks

Before we got the bait system, I was very cautious
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We have no pets, and a fenced in back yard, where the bait system was to be installed.

However, we have a dear neighbors kitty we feed and did not want any harm to come to him nor the other neighbors dogs, so I checked with the owner of that company.
The bait is tiny coated seed. I was concerned that the cat could eat a vole that had consumed the bait and get sick or die. I was told they would have to eat a huge amount of voles in a short period, so this scenario was impossible.

I am happy to report all the neighborhood animals are healthy and happy 6 months after installation and eradication of the voles.

That's my experience.