If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Raisin Toxicity
I just got the following in my e-mail:
************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners 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 who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4 :30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhoea 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 Centre 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 I V 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 euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Leah wrote:
I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. Thanks for posting this. One of my chihuahuas really likes grapes and raisins... I guess she's had her last, because I don't want to take any chances. I'd heard a little about grape and raisin toxicity but not much detail. This article gives additional information: http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=189 FurPaw |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Leah wrote:
I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. Thanks for posting this. One of my chihuahuas really likes grapes and raisins... I guess she's had her last, because I don't want to take any chances. I'd heard a little about grape and raisin toxicity but not much detail. This article gives additional information: http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=189 FurPaw |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Leah wrote:
I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. Thanks for posting this. One of my chihuahuas really likes grapes and raisins... I guess she's had her last, because I don't want to take any chances. I'd heard a little about grape and raisin toxicity but not much detail. This article gives additional information: http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=189 FurPaw |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Leah wrote:
I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. Thanks for posting this. One of my chihuahuas really likes grapes and raisins... I guess she's had her last, because I don't want to take any chances. I'd heard a little about grape and raisin toxicity but not much detail. This article gives additional information: http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=189 FurPaw |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners 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 who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4 :30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhoea 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 Centre 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 I V 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 euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html I have a friend whose dog loved to eat grapes from the vine in their back yard. Everything happened as you described above. The dog was taken first to the local vet, then sent to WSU where they suggested UC Davis for dialysis. The dog survived, but after almost $10K in bills!!! An expensive lesson to learn. René |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners 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 who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4 :30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhoea 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 Centre 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 I V 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 euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html I have a friend whose dog loved to eat grapes from the vine in their back yard. Everything happened as you described above. The dog was taken first to the local vet, then sent to WSU where they suggested UC Davis for dialysis. The dog survived, but after almost $10K in bills!!! An expensive lesson to learn. René |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners 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 who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4 :30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhoea 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 Centre 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 I V 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 euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html I have a friend whose dog loved to eat grapes from the vine in their back yard. Everything happened as you described above. The dog was taken first to the local vet, then sent to WSU where they suggested UC Davis for dialysis. The dog survived, but after almost $10K in bills!!! An expensive lesson to learn. René |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ ************* Warning for all dog owners 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 who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4 :30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhoea 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 Centre 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 I V 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 euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html I have a friend whose dog loved to eat grapes from the vine in their back yard. Everything happened as you described above. The dog was taken first to the local vet, then sent to WSU where they suggested UC Davis for dialysis. The dog survived, but after almost $10K in bills!!! An expensive lesson to learn. René |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
"Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... I just got the following in my e-mail: ************************************************** ************************ He continued to vomit and the owners elected to euthanise. 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 could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio" http://www.saveadogandkids.org/raisinstoxic.htm Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Thanks so much for sharing this Leah!!! I passed it on to all my friends who have dogs, and I just talked to one, and she is passing it to all her friends, too. Hopefully this will get the word out. I can't tell you how many times I threw my dog a grape while making fruit salad.... until I had heard they were toxic. Can you post it to alt.med.veterinary, too? I'm not sure about the rules of reposting other people's letters. Thanks again! Shelly |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|