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I have discovered a couple of young rats behind my concrete shed The shed has a gap of only around three inches between it and a perimeter wall. I've seen both the little blighters together this afternoon and they looked at me cheekily for a couple of seconds before scampering off behind the shed. The other side of the shed is covered with undergrowth, so I can't really flush them out with a hose or pressure washer as they may return.
I'm now looking for an effective rat killer bait of some sort. Does any AB user have a recommendation for a good, effective one? I'd try them on the warfarin tablets I take but I understand that rats are immune to the stuff nowadays.
I also have a couple of elderly cats that are too torpid to catch the rats but at the same time, I don't want them harmed if they come across the poison.
Thank you.
I'm now looking for an effective rat killer bait of some sort. Does any AB user have a recommendation for a good, effective one? I'd try them on the warfarin tablets I take but I understand that rats are immune to the stuff nowadays.
I also have a couple of elderly cats that are too torpid to catch the rats but at the same time, I don't want them harmed if they come across the poison.
Thank you.
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It's not nice, my old cat who was a good mouser passed on aged 14. Within six weeks the b*stards had moved in. Pooing on my worktops in the kitchen, penetrating my packets of rice and tealeaves, and nibbling through the cables for my TV and PC. One of them nibbled the kettle flex. Smoke came off him.
The cats wouldn't tolerate a younger cat in the household. I've tried encouraging a neighbour's young cat to the shed area and my cats go berserk when they see him.
VHG, in these austere times, I'm afraid my local council has suspended the rodent extermination service indefinitely. I understand that even council tenants in my area now have to pay private companies out of their own pockets to get rid of rats as councils are no longer obliged to carry out this service.
As far as harm is concerned, apart from the natural revulsion to rats that most people have and their scavenging around in my bins, probably not. However, I am concerned that a young rat could bite one of the elderly cats if cornered with the risk of Weil's disease etc. Besides, given that they can apparently have half a dozen litters per year, I don't fancy being overrun with rats in a very short space of time. One of the cats a few years ago brought a rat into the house through the cat flap early one morning and the lounge looked like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre had occurred there when I got up - I'd really not like to see that again.
VHG, in these austere times, I'm afraid my local council has suspended the rodent extermination service indefinitely. I understand that even council tenants in my area now have to pay private companies out of their own pockets to get rid of rats as councils are no longer obliged to carry out this service.
As far as harm is concerned, apart from the natural revulsion to rats that most people have and their scavenging around in my bins, probably not. However, I am concerned that a young rat could bite one of the elderly cats if cornered with the risk of Weil's disease etc. Besides, given that they can apparently have half a dozen litters per year, I don't fancy being overrun with rats in a very short space of time. One of the cats a few years ago brought a rat into the house through the cat flap early one morning and the lounge looked like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre had occurred there when I got up - I'd really not like to see that again.
Pharmacists are forbidden from re-dispensing all medication returned to them due to the fact that the medication may have been tampered with prior to return. Even items showing an original manufacturer seal cannot be dispensed a second time. This even includes wound-care products such as dressings.
Almost all returned medicines are incinerated.
Leaving aside the ethics of this policy, you may have noticed that a prescription includes a section for the pharmacist to insert exact details of the item dispensed. One of the reasons for this is that there is often a price difference between a branded product and a generic product and sometimes, even between two or more generic versions of the drug. The Local Health Authority reimburses the cost to the pharmacy along with a dispensing fee to cover the cost of packaging etc.. Allowing a pharmacy to re-dispense medication would mean that the pharmacy would be paid at least twice for the same medication, which is illegal.
Almost all returned medicines are incinerated.
Leaving aside the ethics of this policy, you may have noticed that a prescription includes a section for the pharmacist to insert exact details of the item dispensed. One of the reasons for this is that there is often a price difference between a branded product and a generic product and sometimes, even between two or more generic versions of the drug. The Local Health Authority reimburses the cost to the pharmacy along with a dispensing fee to cover the cost of packaging etc.. Allowing a pharmacy to re-dispense medication would mean that the pharmacy would be paid at least twice for the same medication, which is illegal.
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