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HEALTH WATCH DOG.

Artist — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:55:33 +0000

Written by:
Laurinda Morris, DVM
Danville Veterinary Clinic
Danville, OH

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 1 AM on Wednesday but the owner didn’t

call my emergency service until 7 AM.

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and font-weight: bold;">I had heard somewhere about raisins AND
causing acute Renal failure but hadn’t
any formal paper on the subject. We
her bring the dog in immediately. In the
I called the ER service at MedVet,
the doctor there was like me – had heard
about it, but… Anyway, we
the ASPCA National Animal Poison
ol Center and they said to give IV fluids
1 & 1/2 times maintenance and watch the
values for the next 48-72 hours.
dog’s BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was
at 32 (normal less than 27) and
over 5 (1.9 is the high end of normal).
are monitors of kidney function in the
We placed an IV catheter and
the fluids. Rechecked the renal values
5 PM and the BUN was over 40 and creatinine
7 with no urine production after a liter of
At that point I felt the dog was in acute
failure and sent him on to MedVet for a
catheter to monitor urine output overnight
well as overnight care.
started vomiting again overnight at MedVet
his renal values continued to increase
He produced urine when given lasix as a
He was on 3 different anti-vomiting
and they still couldn’t control his
Today his urine output decreased
his BUN was over 120, his creatinine was
10, his phosphorus was very elevated and his
pressure, which had been staying around
skyrocketed to 220 … He continued to vomit
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, avocadoes 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.

Confirmation from Snopes about the above ….

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

REST IN PEACE MOM.

Artist — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:43:01 +0000

Our Beloved Mother.

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