Dogs-0/ Grapes-1

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<p>Consider this your public service announcement for the day: Keep grapes far far away from your dogs!</p>

<p>I remember reading about grape/raisin toxicity in dogs, but as I dont feed them to my dogs and usually my dogs are obedient about not eating my food even if left on a table, I didnt spend my time considering it. Well last night I fixed a fruit salad (with grapes) and put it on the table. Left for a moment to grab the phone, and the youngest, smallest schnauzer was in the chair, licking her lips and all the fruit was gone! </p>

<p>THEN things got interesting. After a call to animal poision control, the real fun began. AS I wasnt 100% certain it was her, there was another dog in the room. And since the amount of grapes could be toxic to either dog I had to attempt to induce vomiting in both. Talk about fun! One was very accomodating and we knew it wasnt him. So it was just us girls that got to spend the night at Pets ER (why dont these things ever happen during normal vet hours?).</p>

<p>Now she has two more days at our regular vet with IV’s to flush the kidneys. They seem to think as we were early and aggressive with the treatment that she will be fine. But I count this as a very expensive and scary lesson. You can benefit for free :)</p>

<p>Maybe I should change that to Dogs-1/ Grapes-0 because the dogs won that fight! Now if I could just get the rabbit under control…</p>

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<p>Sistersunnie, you and I must have related dogs. Years ago when we had two dogs a similar thing happen. One of my dogs ate 5 foiled wrapped hot chocolate mixes. I was 99 percent sure it was the one dog but I had to try and get both dogs to vomit. The innocent dog sure gave me evil looks. We ended up having to get medicine from the vet to make them vomit (I only gave it to the guilty party) and 5 whole intact packets came up with 2 intact small candy bars- what a pig! Oh and did I mention that I was watching 3 kids along with my own two at the time and we were leaving on vacation the next day. This was also the dog that ate a three inch daring needle one time and had to have surgery. Good thing I love my dogs. </p>

<p>Hope your little guy recovers fast. Do you think the rabbits are telling your dogs how delicious grapes are?</p>

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<p>Oh,yes, I am familiar with the grape problem. So sorry to hear you had to handle this after vet hours!<br>
My story:
After returning home from a quick, half-hour trip to the post office, I found my yellow lab sitting in the kitchen by an empty bowl which had contained 1/2 lb. of grapes. Only the stems were left. At that point I also noticed that the 6 hard-cooked eggs I left cooling next to the stove were also missing. He looked a bit uncomfortable, but was “smiling.”
I rushed him to the vet and they gave him charcoal to make him vomit. They were successful in getting most everything up- the vet telling me that the results were “impressive.” They only kept him for a few extra hours, and didn’t see a need to flush the kidneys, as we got him there so quickly.<br>
I now know that I can’t leave anything-anything, out on the counter that is edible. Grapes stay in the refrigerator unless they are on someone’s plate.
Hugs to you and your dog. Grapes really are yummy, so you can’t really blame them!</p>

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<p>I didn’t know about dogs and grapes. Very good to know.</p>

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<p>I saw that look when puppy spilled his 15lb bag of food in the garage and no one noticed until an hour later. It was Christmas Eve and he was so full he couldn’t poop until the 27th. :o Sorry, TMI.</p>

<p>Seriously, though. What household product induces vomiting a dog? Syrup of ipecac for people. But, what’s for dogs?</p>

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<p>Apparently you can get charcoal from the vet to have on hand. It absorbs the toxins and what doesn’t come “up” comes out the other end for several days. </p>

<p>Usually you have to force-feed the charcoal. My vet said that he could tell my dog would eat anything, because he eagerly ate the charcoal out of his hand. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>My beagle got into a bowl of grapes my daughter left on the floor when she ran to answer the door. When we realized the dog had eaten the grapes, I called the vet. They said not to induce vomiting because the grapes were a choke hazard. They asked if the grapes were seedless, they were, and just told us to watch her for any unusual symptoms. She never had any problems.</p>

<p>My corgi mix pup absolutely loves watermelon! I had a small, seedless watermelon on the kitchen counter. She managed to knock it onto the floor and I came in to find her chomping away on the smashed melon. What a mess, it’s a good thing she is cute!</p>

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<p>Onions, garlic, grapes, raisens, chocolate, sugar free candy and gum are all to be avoided. One stick of sugar free gum can kill your small dog.</p>

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<p>I was convinced my dog had eaten a missing bar of chocolate, so my vet recommended hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting. I poured it in my dog’s mouth and everything came up in less than a minute; however, no chocolate!</p>

<p>Upon further investigation, I found the offending chocolate bar on the floor behind a chair. My poor dog hasn’t forgiven me yet.</p>

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<p>hydrogen peroxide and milk-what a combo! Two doses and 30 minutes later, nothing outta her. Dosed the old guy once, walked him as directed an then he was very accomodating …all over my shoes! It obviously wasnt him. So off the ER we went, and after whatever magic med they gave her, they came out and said “the whole fruit salad!” Then they gave her activated charcoal to absorb the rest. Not a good look on a white dog.</p>

<p>I picked up a very bedraggled humble pup this morning and transferred her to our regular vet. Yes Sax those were on a list they gave me last night. I am usually so careful, I feel like crap over this…</p>

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<p>Yep. My post was more of a public service announcement than anything else… I’m into my vet for $600 the last two weeks. Massive loose stools on the one dog that involved much carpet cleaning and a very smelly house. I think it was a bag of new “treats” that my D was feeding her that I didn’t know about. Ugh. The other dog just has bad days with her hips.</p>

<p>Anyway, it’s easy to run up a bill and really hurts when you know you probably caused it.</p>

<p>I did not know about the sugar free stuff til this week. Sorry about your dog sistersunnie.</p>

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<p>Don’t feel bad. It is a dog’s personal mission in life to get into things they shouldn’t as much as possible in their lifetime. You were paying attention, caught it, and saved your dog. Nothing to feel bad about. Everybody’s dog gets into something they shouldn’t sooner or later.</p>

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<p>When my dog ate the chocolate cake, we just waited to see if he would get sick. He didn’t. I did have to do the peroxide thing for something else some time back.</p>

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<p>This web site has very useful information regarding things that are poisonous to dogs and commonly found in the home: [Toxins</a> that Affect Dogs - Veterinary Information](<a href=“http://www.vetinfo.com/dtoxin.html]Toxins”>Toxins (Poisons) That Effect Dogs)</p>

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<p>I used a teaspoon of salt. The vet had a tablet that you put on the eye and removed once the dog had vomited. The medicine was an orphan drug and is no longer available- too bad as it worked like a charm.</p>

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<p>Not to out do you, but our puppy has had one ER visit to induce vomiting and two exploratory surgeries to deal with things dogs shouldn’t eat.</p>

<p>The ER vomit visit was to rid puppy of the half of the 1/4 sheet cake he ate. I put my son’s cake in the center of the dining room table so he wouldn’t see it when he arrived in town. Because the cake was decorated as a gold course, the golfer was too tall for the box to close all the way. I heard a sound as I was upstairs changing sheets, but couldn’t figure out what it was. When I finally headed downstairs, I found the puppy of his tiptoes with his head in the box licking away. Called our vet and she advised we use peroxide. After 2 doses, nothing came up and by this time it was after hours; so off to the ER we go. The vet was able to get him to throw up and asked if I wanted to see it! They were amazed at the color, until I told them it was a golf course! The concern was not the small amount of chocolate, but the amount of sugar in the icing.</p>

<p>At 17 weeks, same puppy was very sick and the vet was sure he has a blockage, so exploratory surgery was performed. Turns out there was nothing there, and most likely was sick due to eating wild mushrooms. We had a yard full of mushrooms and this puppy felt it was his duty to rid our yard of all mushrooms!</p>

<p>Six weeks ago puppy started vomiting, of course on a Sunday, so off to the ER we go. After bloodwork and x-rays, it was thought he was having a reaction to the anti inflammatory he was on for a bad hip. We took him off of the meds, but he still was vomiting overnight. I had an appointment with the surgeon for hip surgery on Monday, so we went ahead there. He was so sick that the vet wanted to do an ultrasound, which showed a blockage. Instead of hip surgery he had exploratory surgery at the age of 1 year and 1 week old! </p>

<p>The surgeon found a peach pit in his intestine and had to actually remove a portion of the intestine and reconnect. The poor guy was cut from his chest to his ***** and had 19 staples. All should have been good except he ended up with an abscess a few days later. The surgeon had to go in and insert drains and irrigate the wound. They wanted the dog to stay at the hospital to make sure he was still and they could keep and eye on the drain. Of course, this meant moving him to the ER side as it was Memorial Day weekend. Each day’s stay was over $200; I could stay at a Ritz for less that that!!! Drains were removed on Tuesday after the holiday and home puppy goes. Wednesday I think he is swollen again so I take him back to the group and saw the surgeon that took the drains out. She said it looked fine; but on Thursday I take him to my regular vet. Sure enough he has another abscess, this time in a different place. More surgery to have drains put back in and cleaning out of the diseased tissue. More complications as the top layer of tissue has died, so all sutures are removed and what is left is a massive hole on the underside of the dog.</p>

<p>The goal was to let the wound close up on it on from the inside out. We made a procedure room out of our dining room table where twice a day we irrigated the wound with saline and packed it with gauze. We had a hard time keeping the gauze in as the bandages would side down. We went to the vet every few days for a deeper cleanings and now 5 weeks from the original surgery, the wound is almost healed. We go see the surgeon that is going to do his hip surgery tomorrow, and if he thinks the wound is closed enough, we will have the hip surgery next week. In the meantime he has been on pain meds the entire time for his hip and belly. </p>

<p>The amount of money that has been spent on this puppy over his short life is unbelievable. Just in the last 6 1/2 weeks, counting the upcoming hip surgery, we have shelled out over $8,000! When I asked the surgeons office if they had a payment plan, she said, “Yes, you pay now.” We though about insurance, but decided not to get it; we thought about it again after the first surgery at 17 weeks, but didn’t do it then either. I wish we had!!!</p>

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<p>I know about raw chocolate. Had no idea about grapes. My dogs love grapes (not a lot at a time…and they are big), not fond of onions (one of them stole and onion and gnawed not ate), carrots, apples…ok, anything human food. And since they are both around ten (one over, one slightly under) and basically very healthy. I’ll keep an eye out for over indulgence.</p>

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<p>Is the problem with grapes that a dog will swallow them whole, and then end up with problems, or that grapes are toxic in some way? I learned something today.
I grew up with dogs but they seldom had the chance to get at “people food” since they only came inside on cold nights.<br>
We did sometimes slip them people food, and when I was a teen my parents had large raspberry vines all along the back fence and my friends and I would toss raspberries up into the air to watch our dogs jump up to catch them. (It was years later before I saw fresh raspberries in the grocery store - ouch!)</p>

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<p>Scroll down this article and you can read about grape toxicity.</p>

<p>[Toxins</a> that Affect Dogs - Veterinary Information](<a href=“http://www.vetinfo.com/dtoxin.html]Toxins”>Toxins (Poisons) That Effect Dogs)</p>

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<p>One year our English Setter broke into the guest bedroom where my wife stored the X-mas chocolate (My wife hides the chocolate so I do not finish it prior to the holiday) and ate 3 bags of Hershey Kisses. He ate the bags and all the wrapped candy. The next few days he left a very decorative back yard- green and red all over. The vet said that it is baking chocolate that is the real problem and actually eating the wrappers would keep him from getting sick. He was fine. He is now addicted to chocolate and whenever we have it in the house he breaks into rooms trying to get it. My wife now has to hide it from the both of us.
He also has a licorice jones.</p>