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04-28-2010, 05:54 PM | #1 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| It can kill a dog - raisins or grapes - is not a treat Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville , OH This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1 AM on Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7 AM. I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on the subject. We had her bring the dog in immediately. In the meantime, I called the ER service at MedVet, and the doctor there was like me - had heard something about it, but... Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to give IV fluids at 1 & 1/2 times maintenance and watch the kidney values for the next 48-72 hours. The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was already at 32 (normal less than 27) and creatinine over 5 (1.9 is the high end of normal). Both are monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We placed an IV catheter and started the fluids. Rechecked the renal values at 5 PM and the BUN was over 40 and creatinine over 7 with no urine production after a liter of fluids. At that point I felt the dog was in acute renal failure and sent him on to MedVet for a urinary catheter to monitor urine output overnight as well as overnight care. He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet and his renal values continued to increase daily. He produced urine when given lasix as a diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting medications and they still couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output decreased again, his BUN was over 120, his creatinine was at 10, his phosphorus was very elevated and his blood pressure, which had been staying around 150, skyrocketed to 220 .. He continued to vomit and the owners elected to Euthanize. This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners who had no idea raisins could be a toxin. Please alert everyone you know who has a dog of this very serious risk. Poison control said as few as 7 raisins or grapes could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats including our ex-handler's. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Onions, chocolate, cocoa, avocados and macadamia nuts can be fatal, too. Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends who do. This is worth passing on to them.
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04-28-2010, 05:59 PM | #2 |
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| oh, so sad...thanks for giving us a heads-up to some of the toxic foods...Although I don't eat raisins,I wondered about avocado, because I eat alot of them, so I will be even more careful, when i have avocados around... |
04-28-2010, 05:59 PM | #3 |
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| What a sad story, but one that needs to be told. A real eye opener.
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04-28-2010, 06:10 PM | #4 |
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| Thank you for posting this, I learn something everyday. |
04-28-2010, 06:11 PM | #5 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Such a sad story, but it's a great reminder, if half a canister can kill a 56-pound dog, it wouldn't take many to kill a Yorkie, thanks for the reminder.
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04-28-2010, 07:33 PM | #6 |
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| how sad Like Nancy mentioned its a great reminder for everyone.
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04-28-2010, 07:35 PM | #7 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | What a sad reminder. I tried giving Thor grapes as a treat when he first got them, but he didn't like them very much, fortunately!
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04-28-2010, 08:28 PM | #8 |
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| mardelin - thank you for posting this! It is a sad, but frank reminder of what we absolutely should not feed our dogs. the scary thing is that I used to feed my boys grapes...I would give them 1 or 2, cut up, but we very luckily never had issues. One day I read something about their toxicity to dogs, and I've never fed them again. The onion is also something that oddly, my Tank used to eat off the floor if I dropped some...even still, when I chop them for whatever, he looks at me like, "come on, mom, I like those!" - but he doesn't ever get them anymore! I think because of yorkietalk, my boys' lives have been saved - seriously. I wouldn't have known that I shouldn't ever give them those things if I hadn't seen it on here, and I could very easily have caused them to get very sick or worse.
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04-28-2010, 09:18 PM | #9 |
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| I use to give my BF's dog Jasmine grapes as a treat, She is a bigger dog, about 40lbs, I was ignorant to the fact they were dangerous for dogs!
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04-29-2010, 04:49 AM | #10 | |
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Thank you for posting this! That is so sad about the dog, my prayers go out to the owner's. I have given my Yorkie a couple of grapes occasionally - he loves them - but I will never give him any again, even when he begs for them. Thanks again! | |
04-29-2010, 05:51 AM | #11 |
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| My heart breaks for the family. Poor dog. I work with a lady who's son has a Yorkie and she use to brag about how he loved grapes and how she would take the skin off for him! I told her they were toxic and she said her son knows all about Yorkies. I've known this familyfor 40yrs and you can't tell them anything. Plus they give him meatballs that have garlic in them. I got so sick of telling her not too that I finally just shut up. Well today he suffers from kidney issues and liver issues. I don't have to say I told you so because she already knows what they have done to this dog. Oh and he has no teeth because they never took care of them either. They love him but they are just stupid people. |
04-29-2010, 05:55 AM | #12 | |
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Smart dogs, stupid owners, not a good combo. Sad
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04-29-2010, 06:01 AM | #13 |
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| I saw some cookies in little packages that someone had made to sell through a groomer and they had raisins in them. I thought, "Good grief! If you're going to make food for little one's to eat, at least educate yourself on what is safe for them to eat first!"
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04-29-2010, 06:05 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | All completely true - I never knew and someone emailed me some information like this and when i got home my boyfriend was sitting on the sofa with a handful of raisins and Taylor was eagerly waiting for hers...well i FLIPPED! the poor guy had no idea and we have banned them from the house. I dont think he quite believes me tho so I am going to print this thread and show him tonight! Besides the obvious chocolate, what other common household foods should be avoided?
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04-29-2010, 06:37 AM | #15 |
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| Mardelin, what a sad story! Several years ago I heard about the horror stories regarding raisins & grapes. Until then, I had no idea they were so toxic.
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