I have to add my contradicting 2 cents here. (I apologize, but I think I missed the first post in this thread, so I'm just going to talk about what happened to us.) Several years ago, Jake (now ATB) did have problems related to "secondary" rat poisoning. We were incredibly fortunate that she got a nosebleed before she had serious internal bleeding. Thankfully, we got her to the vet quickly, and she was fine with a course of vitamin K.
<div><br></div><div>We know that she had not had access to straight rat poison. Our other dogs were also fine, and they were much more likely to eat something sitting on the ground. Jake was our carrion eater, though, and we had had issues with rats in the yard. We did some reading, and one possible issue is that rats in particular are greedy; it's very possible for a dead rat to still have uneaten poison in its cheeks. So it wouldn't really be secondary poisoning at that point. Jake was also older (12, I think) but generally in good health.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm not an expert, but I know I nearly lost my girl a couple of years before her time. </div><div><br></div><div>Jaclyn</div>