Mouse poison
Rodenticides are classified according to the their ingredients and the way they act upon their intended target, examples include the anti coagulant poisons, such as wafarin, which acts upon the targets blood clotting mechanism, strychnine which acts upon the nervous system and produces symptoms such as incoordination, seizures, neck stiffness and cholecalciferol which can cause heart failure. See list of individual ingredients. It is recommended to keep all of your cats away from any rat/ mouse poison or bait when it is laid down or stored. Cover the poison over to stop larger animals accessing it. Even if you are advised that the poison is not palatable to cats, beware, our cats have very strange tastes and will consume the most unpalatable of substances. Likewise keep your cat away from any dead or dying rodents as they also may be inadvertently poisoned. Also see individual ingredients.