Warning And Plea

[meddling]

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Thank you so much for the warning - there was a time when we gave raisons as a treat to dogs - and my collie ate my Mums Christmas cake last year.

I will be so much more careful - Thank you for being so Brave

I'm so sorry about your horrendous loss - I so hope you find the right dog to keep your boy happy very soon. :huggles:

 

[kris]

so sorry for your loss,you must be feeling devastated .i did know about this as theres been warnings posted on here before about various foods that are toxic to dogs but its kind of you to post this as a warning to others who may have not seen it and realised how dangerous some foods can be that we wouldnt dream are poisonous.

 

[kilmousk]

So sorry for your loss. something any of us could have done. Love to you and your family.

I did know raisens were toxic to dogs but i dont think many of us appreciated how severe a response it could be. I know they can also be fatal to ferrets as well so its a warning that pet owners in general should know about.

 

[alfie]

So sorry to read about your tragic loss of Henry

Thinking of you :huggles:

Liz and the Monellis

 

[littlenell]

So sorry for you loss, its kind of you to think of others at this time. :huggles:

 

[marier05]

Im new to k9 too - welcome and thank you so much for this warning! Really sorry to hear about your tragic loss of Henry and may i wish you luck in finding another Whippet. :luck:

 

[jue332]

Hello and welcome to k9

So sorry for your loss

RIP Henry

Hope you find a playmate for James :thumbsup: :luck:

 

[FionaS]

So sorry for your loss. He will always be with you.........thanks you for the warning, its important that people realise what can happen with food you would never have thought about.

RIP Henry, our thoughts go out to you.

 

[jeffmack]

Strange that this should appear on here. This was circulating on EMail yesterday and I was sent a copy. The original is not a Whippet and comes from the USA

Subject: important message about dogs

If you have a dog... PLEASE read this and send it on. If you don't have

a dog, please pass along to friends who do. Written by: Laurinda Morris,

DVM

Danville Veterinary Clinic, Danville , Ohio

This week I had the first case in hi story 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 1AM on

Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7AM.

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I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal

failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on the subject. We had her

bring the dog in immediately.

`

In the meantime, I called the ER service at MedVet, and the doctor there

was like me - had heard something about it, but.... Anyway, we contacted

the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to give I

V fluids at 1 1/2 times maintenance and watch the kidney values 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 high end of normal).

`

Both are monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We placed an IV

catheter and started the fluids. Rechecked the renal values at 5 PM and

the BUN was over 40 and creatinine over 7 with no urine production after

a liter of fluids. At the point I felt the dog was in acute renal

failure and sent him on to MedVet for a urinary catheter to monitor

urine output overnight as well as overnight care.

`

He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet and his renal values have

continued to increase daily. He produced urine when given lasix as a

diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting medicat ions a ND they

still couldn't control his vomiting.

`

Today his urine output decreased again, his BUN was over 120, his

creatinine was at 10, his phosphorus was very elevated and his 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 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.

`

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

 

[madbella]

Sorry for your loss. I hope you manage to find another whippet.

:huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

 

[Angel32]

So sorry to hear about your loss Karen, My thoughts go out to you at this sad time.

Huggs

Dawn XX :huggles:

 

[BlueNoise]

So sorry to read of Henry's sudden passing

RIP Henry o

 

[whippetmad]

I,m so sorry about your tragic lost,how awful My heart goes out to you :huggles: :huggles: :huggles: :huggles:

Hope you find the right companion soon :luck:

 

[Flowerpot]

Hi karen and welcome....I am so , so sorry to read your sad news. You must be devastated. Thank you for the warning, I didn`t know about raisins but our house is now raisin free too !!

Good luck looking for a little person who is looking for a lovely home , just like yours.

 

[dessie]

How awful for you, I am so sorry. Words seem so inadequate

[SIZE=14pt]RIP HENRY[/SIZE]

 

[Trish]

so sorry to read this,what a awful thing to happen to henry and your family

our thoughts are with you all,and hope you find another special freind real soon :thumbsup:

RIP HENRY :huggles:

 

[Janimal]

My thoughts go out to you at this sad time, how aweful Rip dear Henry...

I would still like to Welcome you to K9, and hope you find another whippet companion very soon.. :luck: :luck:

 

[Karenhb]

Hello again - I have been amazed and so grateful for all these replies and kind thoughts for Henry since posting my message yesterday...what a lovely community...I am going to try and post some pictures of Henry and his brother James now but they were taken on a normal camera so I`ve scanned them and am not sure how they`ll look.....(here`s hoping it works) .....Thanks again everyone and please keep spreading the word about raisins - (if only I`d known about this group earlier).....Karen

 

[Karenhb]

Hello again - I have been amazed and so grateful for all these replies and kind thoughts for Henry since posting my message yesterday...what a lovely community...I am going to try and post some pictures of Henry and his brother James now but they were taken on a normal camera so I`ve scanned them and am not sure how they`ll look.....(here`s hoping it works) .....Thanks again everyone and please keep spreading the word about raisins - (if only I`d known about this group earlier).....Karen

 

[Karenhb]

No...it`s not worked!