Symptoms and treatments of specific poisonings

This elegant dog with a lofty air is waiting for someone to give him a good home. He is at the GSPCA, and he has been neutered.

Strychnine

In the past, many of the rat poisons contained strychnine. I don’t know if it is still legal to bring strychnine into Guyana to be used in rat bait. It was effective in the past, so I do believe that, in spite of the success of newer rat poisons, strychnine might be available for use (and misuse and abuse) as a rodenticide.

In order to entice the rats to eat the poison, pellets are produced with strychnine and then alluringly coated in attractive colours.