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« on: March 29, 2008, 10:51:27 pm » |
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Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio
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 1AM on Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7AM.
I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on thesubject. 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 andthey sai d togive I V 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 the 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 have 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 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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A MAN IS ONLY AS GOOD AS HIS WORD!!!
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madshark
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2008, 11:41:41 pm » |
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Thanx, Lavon. I'm sending this link to everyone I know with a dog.
Mark
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jheffern
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2008, 10:04:20 am » |
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Onions  i wonder if a dog ever got sick or died from eatin scaps with onions in it?
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GitDatHawg
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2008, 10:39:03 am » |
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I think it would have to be quite a bit of onions, like maybe a whole onion. cause I gave my dog a left over barbecue sandwhich with a lot of onions on it yesterday. Come to think of it,  where is he? I haven't seen him today!! Just jokin 
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Flatbroke
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2008, 09:08:54 pm » |
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THat was funny gitdathawg  I used to feed my wifes dog grapes from time to time, until the vet told me they would harm him.
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next time I shave my Ass, we are gonna have to glue it on them slick haired ones.
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jlingle
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2008, 04:47:36 pm » |
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I've always heard that chocolate will kill a dog. Yeah.... horsecrap. About 18 years ago, my stepmom's precious little pooches woofed down a huge bowl of hershey's kisses while she was gone to the store, wrappers and all. Regretfully, both of those miserible suckers lived. One dog was a boxer and the other was a miniature greyhound. The boxer would literally eat anything. I came to visit one time and he swallowed a pair of my dad's underwear, and then barfed them up in my opened suitcase. He'd eat the dirt out of her potted plants, then barf that all over the house too. Nothing was safe from those 2. When the miniature greyhound was older, he once managed to wrestle a whole head of old lettuce from the kitchen, all the way into his bed in my folks' bedroom. The little dog hardly had a tooth left in his head, I still don't know how he did it.
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GitDatHawg
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2008, 09:40:58 pm » |
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I was laughing my a$$ off about that boxer eaten the underwear, that's hilarious!! 
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