[Grovenet] Dog Owner Alert

[Katie Allnutt]

Thanks. Snopes says this is true and they also add large quantities  
of chocolate, cocoa, onions and macadamia nuts as no nos for dogs.  I  
was only aware of the chocolate/cocoa hazards.

Katie
As with most people my dog is more loyal than I deserve...


On Oct 19, 2007, at 7:15 PM, AumaMarie at aol.com wrote:

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> I don't know who has a dog, so I'm sending this  to everyone that  
> might know
> someone that does.  They can alert them to this  unfortunate thing!!
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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 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 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 d iuretic.
> 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.
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> Onions,  chocolate, cocoa and macadamia nuts can be fatal,  too.
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> Even if  you don't have a dog, you might have friends who do. This  
> is worth
> passing on to  them.
>
>
> Confirmation from Snopes about the
> above..._http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp _  
> (http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp)
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