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My resident robin has eaten rat poison

  • 08-08-2010 12:06PM
    #1
    gsxr1
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    Kicking myself. Has a rat lurking which was dispatched with poison. There was a second dose left out. Which was not needed.

    just seen the little robin which has been with us for a couple of years pecking at it. The little lad would land on my hand for seeds.

    I have to administer vitamin K to him some how, Or he (or she) will die within a couple of days.

    Suggestions?? Im thinking of the muti vitamin I have for me would do the trick. It has Vitamin K in it.


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  • #2
    looksee
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    I think you might do more harm than good with multivitamins (thats a guess, I'm not sure). There is vitamin K in olive oil and oats and wheat, could you soak some cereal with oil and see if he will eat that. Hope he survives, let us know.


  • #3
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    He took the stuff. If he comes back tomorrow I will know he did not bleed to death.

    hamster feed and multi Vit.


  • #4
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Any sign of him?


  • #5
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    yep. he is hopping around outside.

    the neighbors cat has an eyeball on him now. lol.


  • #6
    Dizzyblonde
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    That's great news :)


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  • #7
    wayoutwest
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    The last time I put down poison was over 10 years ago and it was a complete disaster.The rats crawled into the house to die-the smell was terrible and I spent weeks ripping up floorboards in order to extract them.The owl that had been living in the garden for years dissapeared and the rodents just came back afew months later.Its a completely crap,lazy way to deal with the problem-keep your yard or garden tidy/get a female cat and dont feed it too much/buy or borrow a terrier/shoot them/find a man with ferrets etc.Hope robin is o.k.


  • #8
    Sigma Force
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Sigma Force


    Most vets will treat wildlife for free aparently also check out wildlifematters.ie if something like that happens again.


  • #9
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    wayoutwest wrote: »
    The last time I put down poison was over 10 years ago and it was a complete disaster.The rats crawled into the house to die-the smell was terrible and I spent weeks ripping up floorboards in order to extract them.The owl that had been living in the garden for years dissapeared and the rodents just came back afew months later.Its a completely crap,lazy way to deal with the problem-keep your yard or garden tidy/get a female cat and dont feed it too much/buy or borrow a terrier/shoot them/find a man with ferrets etc.Hope robin is o.k.

    ERRR. the rats dead. It worked perfectly. My yard and garden are manicured to perfection every week. I just forgot to dump the old stuff.


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