How dangerous is rat poison outside my fence for my dogs' safety?

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How dangerous is it to use rat poison for rat infestation if poison is kept outside the fence where dogs are located?

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

The better question is how much risk are you willing to take? There is a risk to animals on the other side of the fence, animals moving the poison onto your side of the fence, rats moving the poison to your side of the fence, or rats dying from the poison and your dogs eating the dead rat and the poison in its body. There is a product called RatX that does not use poison, instead it uses non-toxic ingredients that will alter the ability for a rat or mouse to absorb water and it will die. While I would not want a pet to eat very much of it, it is much safer than anticoagulant rodenticides or products containing bromethalin.

How dangerous is rat poison outside my fence for my dogs' safety?

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