If you believe your animal or pet is suffering from a toxicosis, please seek the expertise of your licensed veterinarian. Rodents generally die within 2 days following ingestion and do not appear to exhibit bait shyness. Intoxication with these type of rodenticides are more common in dogs due to their indiscriminate eating habits. Young, male cats seem to share this similar predilection. Cholecalciferol-containing rodenticides increase absorption and serum concentrations of calcium and phosphorus.
Cholecalciferol is found in rodenticides.
There are several manufacturers of rodenticides with cholecalciferol as the active ingredient. Cholecalciferol is a solid resin, with a molecular weight of 384.62. The structure of cholecalciferol is seen above. Vitamin D 3 is soluble in most organic solvents, slightly to moderately soluble in vegetable oil and virtually insoluble in water. This pack represents 900,000 IU of cholecalciferol or 10,000 times the daily requirement for the dog.