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Daisy23 · 06-01-2006, 04:22 AM

This morning i was cleaning my fruit and i gave Daisy a grape, not even thinking about the "toxic" list. i looked afterwards. It was a small green grape and only one. Do you think i have anything to be worried about?

Annadoodle · 06-01-2006, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Daisy23

This morning i was cleaning my fruit and i gave Daisy a grape, not even thinking about the "toxic" list. i looked afterwards. It was a small green grape and only one. Do you think i have anything to be worried about?

I have heard that they were toxic...
I found this on-line....I think she is fine with just one...
Hopefully someone else will answer that knows more.

Grape and raisin poisonings in Dogs

Recently, there was a letter in the AVMA Journal from Dr. Gwaltney-Brant and others at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center discussing grape and raisin poisoning in dogs. Apparently, grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs when ingested in large quantities.

The grapes and raisins came from varied sources, including being eaten off the vine directly. The dogs exhibited gastrointestinal signs including vomiting and diarrhea and then signs of kidney failure with an onset of severe kidney signs starting about 24 hours after ingestion of the grapes or raisins. The amount of grapes eaten varied between 9oz. and 2 lbs., which worked out to be between 0.41 and 1.1 oz/kg of body weight. Two dogs died directly from the toxicity, three were euthanized due to poor response to treatment and five dogs lived. Due to the severity of the signs and the potential for death, the veterinarians as the poison control center advocate aggressive treatment for any dogs suggested of ingesting excessive amounts of grapes or raisins, including inducing vomiting, stomach lavage (stomach pumping) and administration of activated charcoal, followed by intravenous fluid therapy for at least 48 hours or as indicated based on the results of blood tests for kidney damage.

I have fed my dogs a few grapes every now and then for years, so I don't think there is a need to panic if a dog eats three or four grapes but if the whole bunch is missing from the table one day, it would be good to think about watching for any signs of a toxic reaction.

Michael Richards, DVM
6/5/2001

dolcegal2002 · 06-01-2006, 06:57 AM

the vet told me no chocolate no grapes no raisins and no prunes... monitor your dog but i cant imagine one grape would be bad, i read in the forum a dog ate a tampon yesterday and he is okay! LOL

fidola13 · 06-02-2006, 06:36 AM

all my dogs eat grapes with no problems but i eat red grapes- sara

Mitzis Mom · 06-02-2006, 07:01 AM

My parents dog eat grapes all the time without any problems. One should not be a problem!

nmccoy · 06-02-2006, 07:08 AM

Another thing that suprised me was the cherries are also on that list.

But my mother's terrior LOVES grapes and he is going on 14 years.

Jax got into chocolate about a week ago. I was so freaked out and stayed up til 3 am with him cause I didn't know what would happen. But he was fine and from what I have read chocolate is the biggest 'no-no.' So yours will probably be fine.

Sunnyd · 06-02-2006, 08:03 AM

I know that for chocolate, the dog has to consume so many ounces per pound of body weight to make the dog sick and it's a pretty large amoun. I would assume it's the same for a lot of the stuff on the toxic list. I used to give my lab grapes until I saw they were bad for her. She doesn't get them anymore but we never had any problems when I fed them to her and she's almost 12.

06-01-2006, 04:22 AM	#1
Daisy23 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LaLa Land Posts: 967	Grapes This morning i was cleaning my fruit and i gave Daisy a grape, not even thinking about the "toxic" list. i looked afterwards. It was a small green grape and only one. Do you think i have anything to be worried about? __________________ Dana, Daisy & Jersey

06-02-2006, 06:36 AM	#4
fidola13 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: boston Posts: 23	red grapes all my dogs eat grapes with no problems but i eat red grapes- sara

06-02-2006, 07:08 AM	#6
nmccoy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 64	Another thing that suprised me was the cherries are also on that list. But my mother's terrior LOVES grapes and he is going on 14 years. Jax got into chocolate about a week ago. I was so freaked out and stayed up til 3 am with him cause I didn't know what would happen. But he was fine and from what I have read chocolate is the biggest 'no-no.' So yours will probably be fine. __________________ Mommy to Jax, Shatzie, and Playa "My goal in life is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"

06-01-2006, 06:57 AM	#3
dolcegal2002 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: london and nyc Posts: 102	the vet told me no chocolate no grapes no raisins and no prunes... monitor your dog but i cant imagine one grape would be bad, i read in the forum a dog ate a tampon yesterday and he is okay! LOL

06-02-2006, 07:01 AM	#5
Mitzis Mom No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,837	My parents dog eat grapes all the time without any problems. One should not be a problem!

06-02-2006, 08:03 AM	#7
Sunnyd Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Linwood, KS Posts: 249	I know that for chocolate, the dog has to consume so many ounces per pound of body weight to make the dog sick and it's a pretty large amoun. I would assume it's the same for a lot of the stuff on the toxic list. I used to give my lab grapes until I saw they were bad for her. She doesn't get them anymore but we never had any problems when I fed them to her and she's almost 12.