"Bigbazza" > wrote in message
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> This was posted to 3 Senior groups I subscribe to.. Joy is a friend of
> mine and has cats herself, like I do..So I thought to post it on here as
> this is good to know about.....
> __________________________________________________ ___________
>
> A friend sent me this. I checked it with Snopes, and it's true. I never
> knew this.
>
> --
> Joy
>
> "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an
> empty desk? -- Jay Brand, cognitive psychologist
>
>
> Subject: If You Have A Dog - Please Read & pass It On
>
>
> 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, diarrhoea and shaking about 1AM on Wednesday but
> the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7AM.
>
> 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 Centre and
> they said to give IV fluids at 1 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
litre
> 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 medications
>
> and 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.


It's poisonous to cats too. It is the yellow phenolphthalein that develops
while drying.

Paul