My dog ate a grape
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The consequences of grape toxicity can be severe, so why take the risk? To avoid these kinds of problems, we highly recommend not giving your pet grapes in any amount. In fact, some dogs that have eaten grapes in the past with no signs of toxicity ultimately may run into trouble with them. People also tell me, “I have been giving my pet grapes for years without a problem.” Regardless of what you may have given your pet in the past, that doesn’t ensure that your pooch won’t react badly to grapes in the future. I have had people tell me, “Well, he only ate 2 or 3 grapes,” or “Well, he got into some trail mix with raisins, but there weren’t many in it.” Unfortunately, any known grape ingestion - regardless of the amount - could potentially cause a problem. One of the most frustrating things for owners is just how small an amount of grape ingestion can be toxic. One notable exception is grape seed extract, which is found in some pet products and synthetic grape-flavored medications, and is not currently thought to be a pet hazard. And heated and fermented grape products, like those used in baked cookies and cakes with raisins, can also be toxic to pets. Other products made from real grapes, such as raisins, grape juice and grape jelly, have also shown to cause problems. Thompson seedless grapes, the common green ones from the supermarket, statistically seem to create the highest number of problems in animals - however, this could just be because that variety of grape is the most commonly purchased. Current theories suggest that the fleshy portion of the grape, rather than the seed, is the toxic culprit.
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It was previously thought that perhaps something related to pesticides or heavy metals in grapes was causing the problem, but that hypothesis has since been disproven. Despite recent research, the exact agent in grapes that causes the toxicity is still unknown. While grapes don’t cause humans any harm, they can cause acute kidney failure in dogs, and even possibly in cats. Treatment can save his life.Grapes may be one of people’s favorite fruit-based snacks, but they are not a safe snack for our pets. Blood tests can reveal changes in kidney function so if you know or suspect that your dog has eaten either grapes or raisins, get him to the vet immediately. These symptoms can last several days – sometimes even weeks. Then they become quiet and lethargic, and show signs of abdominal pain. Neither do the amounts the dogs ate: these can vary from more than a pound of grapes to as little as a single serving of raisins.Īfter eating grapes and raisins, dogs typically vomit within a few hours and then stop eating and develop diarrhea. The type of grapes or brand of raisins doesn’t matter. In 1989 the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) began tracking a trend which showed that dogs who ate grapes and raisins developed kidney failure. Just to keep things in perspective, I might mention that my daughter’s Welsh Corgi once consumed seven chocolate oranges in a raid on a Christmas stash in a closet she had nothing worse than diarrhea for a few days. There is no specific antidote, but if you believe your dog has eaten too much chocolate, take him to the vet as soon as possible for treatment of the specific symptoms. Symptoms of chocolate toxicity in dogs include hyper-excitability, hyper- irritability, increased heart rate, restlessness, increased urination, muscle tremors, vomiting, and diarrhea. Semisweet and Baker’s chocolate contain more theobromine so the rule here is one ounce per three pounds of body weight for semisweet chocolate and one ounce per nine pounds of body weight for Baker’s chocolate. That would average out to about an ounce of chocolate per pound of body weight for milk chocolate. Toxic reactions generally don’t develop unless a dog ingests 100-150 milligrams of theobromine per kilogram of its weight. They’ve looked at the chemistry of grapes and raisins and at possible residues of pesticides, heavy metals, fertilizers, and other chemicals that may have been used in cultivation, but no chemical culprit has emerged.Īs far as chocolate is concerned, you don’t have much to worry about if your pet snags a piece of candy.
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So far, however, vets haven’t been able to determine what it is about grapes and raisins that make them so dangerous. Chocolate contains theobromine, a drug that is in the same family as caffeine and theophylline (found in tea).