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Is it true that grapes are toxic to dogs and can get kidney failure?

just thought I would post as a question, because I was not sure.

Ah, right. Issue: Is the e-mail. WARNING dog owners – Confirmed in: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity seen in MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 year old neutered lab mix that ate male half a cup of raisins sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 pm Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, but the owner did not call my emergency service until 7am. I had heard somewhere about raisins and grapes causing acute renal failure, but had not seen any documents official on the subject. We had to bring the dog immediately. Meanwhile, I called the ER service at MedVet, and the doctor was not like me – had heard something about …., but anyway we contacted the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control and they said to you IV fluids at 1 ½ times maintenance and watch the values of function renal, 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 upper limit of normal). Both are monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We have an intravenous catheter and started the fluids. Rechecked values kidney at 5 PM and the BUN was 40 and creatinine over 7 with no urine production after a liter of fluids. At the time I felt the dog was in acute renal failure and sent him to MedVet of a urinary catheter to monitor urine output overnight as well as overnight care. He began vomiting again overnight at MedVet renal values have continued to increase daily. He produced urine when given lasix as a diuretic. It was on 3 anti-vomiting medications different and yet could not control his vomiting. Today his urine output decreased again, his BUN was over 120, his creatinine was 10, his phosphorus was very and high 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 knows who has a dog of this serious risk. Poison control said as little as 7 raisins or grapes can be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats. Any exposure should be immediate concern.

Kidney Failure in Dogs