How much mess will 500g of rasins cause!
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Tonight I bought a 500g bag of raisins and left them on the kitchen work top.
I could hear rustling so went in to the kitchen to find our 4 month old labradoodle has scoffed the lot.
I'm making sure my Mr's get up first in the morning as I have a feeling the kitchen floor isn't going to be pretty.
I could hear rustling so went in to the kitchen to find our 4 month old labradoodle has scoffed the lot.
I'm making sure my Mr's get up first in the morning as I have a feeling the kitchen floor isn't going to be pretty.
Si 330 said:
Tonight I bought a 500g bag of raisins and left them on the kitchen work top.
I could hear rustling so went in to the kitchen to find our 4 month old labradoodle has scoffed the lot.
I'm making sure my Mr's get up first in the morning as I have a feeling the kitchen floor isn't going to be pretty.
That's going to come out at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light.... But it's fairly dry - shouldn't be too bad.I could hear rustling so went in to the kitchen to find our 4 month old labradoodle has scoffed the lot.
I'm making sure my Mr's get up first in the morning as I have a feeling the kitchen floor isn't going to be pretty.
Won't be as bad as a couple of rotten apples. Don't ask me how I know.
Yep - causes kidney failure. Can be fatal: http://dogstrust.org.uk/_resources/resources/facts...
Need to find out amounts now, but maybe a phone call to the vet would be appropriate? Now?
Need to find out amounts now, but maybe a phone call to the vet would be appropriate? Now?
http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/toxicology/f/grape...
Clinical Signs
Vomiting and jittery (hyperactive) behavior are seen immediately to within the first 24 hours after ingestion. Diarrhea may also be seen, and the vomitus and feces may contain partially digested grapes or raisins. After 24 hours, the dog may be come anorexic, lethargic and depressed. Additionally the abdomen may be painful, the dog may stop drinking and urinating. Ultimately, the kidneys fail, and without aggressive treatment, many dogs will die.
Treatment
If the raisin or grape ingestion was 2 hours or less, the veterinarian will want to induce vomiting to rid the body of the toxin and then administer activated charcoal to absorb any remaining toxin. Aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is required to keep the kidneys in good health. Additional kidney medications may be indicated, depending on the patient.
If you suspect that your pet has consumed any amount of grapes or raisins, please contact your veterinarian immediately.
Clinical Signs
Vomiting and jittery (hyperactive) behavior are seen immediately to within the first 24 hours after ingestion. Diarrhea may also be seen, and the vomitus and feces may contain partially digested grapes or raisins. After 24 hours, the dog may be come anorexic, lethargic and depressed. Additionally the abdomen may be painful, the dog may stop drinking and urinating. Ultimately, the kidneys fail, and without aggressive treatment, many dogs will die.
Treatment
If the raisin or grape ingestion was 2 hours or less, the veterinarian will want to induce vomiting to rid the body of the toxin and then administer activated charcoal to absorb any remaining toxin. Aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is required to keep the kidneys in good health. Additional kidney medications may be indicated, depending on the patient.
If you suspect that your pet has consumed any amount of grapes or raisins, please contact your veterinarian immediately.
VETS NOW! They need to induce vomiting, this is potentially life threatening, the toxic dose is unknown. Some dogs can eat a few and die others a couple of handfuls but it's not worth the risks.
Chances are she'll need
Vomiting, bloods, charcoal to ingest and even i/v fluids for 24hrs, then another blood test a few days later, to check kidney function.
Really don't want to be alarmist but please get in touch with your vet NOW.
Sorry missed the last post. The point is toxic dose is unknown, your vets should be inducing vomiting no matter what the poisons unit says (they will prob advise this anyway) they need to see her.
Chances are she'll need
Vomiting, bloods, charcoal to ingest and even i/v fluids for 24hrs, then another blood test a few days later, to check kidney function.
Really don't want to be alarmist but please get in touch with your vet NOW.
Sorry missed the last post. The point is toxic dose is unknown, your vets should be inducing vomiting no matter what the poisons unit says (they will prob advise this anyway) they need to see her.
phew, that's really good to hear.They'll test kidneys ready to have a parameter for when they retest in 2-3 days but all good so far.
They know how to scare us, my dog was and still is a nightmare for eating the wrong things (ibuprofen, aspirin, raisns, grapes, chocolates etc) He has had a few nights of induced vomiting, drips and bloods!!
Good luck but all should be ok now.
funny things that will munch through a whole bag of raisins!![quote=Who me ?]Good result - knew they were nasty ,but fortunately mine don't like grapes /raisins . Point of interest -saw the apple thing - had one dog some time ago that went daft for apple cores & this one loves apple -if dropped never touches floor .Any risks ?
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Apple pips do contain cyanide but they would need to actually chew them to release this and eat quite a few of them to cause harm.
Basically there are lots of nuts, fruit and berries that have the potential to be harmful to dogs i.e. walnuts, acorns, cherries, grapes to name a few, won't stop many dogs trying them out though!
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Apple pips do contain cyanide but they would need to actually chew them to release this and eat quite a few of them to cause harm.
Basically there are lots of nuts, fruit and berries that have the potential to be harmful to dogs i.e. walnuts, acorns, cherries, grapes to name a few, won't stop many dogs trying them out though!
mrmaggit said:
Sorry to sound stupid, but our rabbits love raisins, I take it as vegetarians hey're going to be OK?
They like nuts as well.
They can have grapes so I assume raisins are fine - it's the sugar that is bad for them though so just 1 or 2 for them!They like nuts as well.
Mine love nuts too - half a brazil a day keeps their coats lovely and glossy (feed it to them not rub it in their fur)
Glad the OP's dog is going to be ok - animals are so stupid some times!
bexVN said:
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Apple pips do contain cyanide but they would need to actually chew them to release this and eat quite a few of them to cause harm.
Basically there are lots of nuts, fruit and berries that have the potential to be harmful to dogs i.e. walnuts, acorns, cherries, grapes to name a few, won't stop many dogs trying them out though!
BexVN- ON APPLES - apart from the pips - ok ? ,as in a slice or two .Another thing he's daft about is apple pie ( and with grandson about -it's one bit for gs, ONE FOR THE DOG)Apple pips do contain cyanide but they would need to actually chew them to release this and eat quite a few of them to cause harm.
Basically there are lots of nuts, fruit and berries that have the potential to be harmful to dogs i.e. walnuts, acorns, cherries, grapes to name a few, won't stop many dogs trying them out though!
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Another thing he's daft about is apple pie ( and with grandson about -it's one bit for gs, ONE FOR THE DOG)
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Apple pie is not a good idea for dogs. And it is a complete waste of pie.
While a dog may be able to eat apples itself from windfalls (or straight off the tree like Roo does) the only way it gets pie is if it is fed it.
Sounds like a grandson problem. If you can't stop him doing it then I would suggest no pie for either of them. Or for every bit of pie the dog gets make the grandson eat a spoonfull of pedigree chum.
Another thing he's daft about is apple pie ( and with grandson about -it's one bit for gs, ONE FOR THE DOG)
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Apple pie is not a good idea for dogs. And it is a complete waste of pie.
While a dog may be able to eat apples itself from windfalls (or straight off the tree like Roo does) the only way it gets pie is if it is fed it.
Sounds like a grandson problem. If you can't stop him doing it then I would suggest no pie for either of them. Or for every bit of pie the dog gets make the grandson eat a spoonfull of pedigree chum.
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