My puppy ate a rat. Is it dangerous? What symptoms should I watch for?

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My 9 week old puppy ate a rat. Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 14 days old | 10 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Eating a rat likely will not cause problems unless the rat was poisoned with rat poison or had already been dead for a while. Your puppy may get a bit of diarrhea or start vomiting. If that happens, start feeding her some white boiled rice with boneless boiled white chicken meat for a day and then slowly introduce her normal food again. Watch his gums for color (they should be pink, not white or bluish) and little specks of blood (petechiae). If her gums turn white or you see petechiae within the next few days, you need to take Kilo to a vet right away, as the rat may have ingested (and died from) anticoagulant rat poison and Kilo would need to be treated with Vitamin K1 tablets.

My puppy ate a rat. Is it dangerous? What symptoms should I watch for?

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