| According the ASPCA Animal Poison Control
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| | hadn't improved that blood tests were
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| Center, they have found that grapes and
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| | finally taken. Unfortunately, by then
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| raisins can cause poisoning in dogs when
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| | acute renal failure had developed and the
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| eaten in large quantities. This is
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| | dog died, despite the aggressive
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| something that dog owners should be aware
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| | treatments given.What Is The Treatment
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| of if you normally give your pet fruits
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| | Provided?Care and management of this
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| and vegetables as snacks.The Center
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| | toxic poisoning will most often consist
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| managed 140 grape/raisin poisoning cases
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| | of induced vomiting, stomach pumping and
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| from April 2003 to April 2004. According
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| | administrating activated charcoal to
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| to their information, out of these 140
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| | prevent the absorption of the toxins by
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| cases, over 50 of these dogs developed
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| | the body. This will most likely be
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| symptoms of toxin poisoning ranging from
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| | followed by intravenous fluid therapy for
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| vomiting to kidney damage and kidney
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| | at least 48 hours.In addition, blood
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| failure. Seven of the dogs died. At this
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| | tests will have to be taken to check on
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| point, no one really knows what is in
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| | the elevation of blood calcium levels
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| this fruit that causes such a problem in
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| | (Hypocalcaemia), as well as on the
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| dogs.What Are The Symptoms?The toxic
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| | elevation levels of blood urea nitrogen,
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| symptoms can vary, but most of the signs
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| | creatinine and phosphorus, all of which
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| exhibited by canines include lethargic
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| | affect kidney function.Unfortunately in
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| behavior, abdominal pain, vomiting,
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| | some cases, even aggressive treatment may
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| diarrhea and signs of kidney failure
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| | not work due to the dog's poor response
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| within 6 to 24 hours of eating this
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| | to the treatment or length of time
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| fruit. Should you come home to find that
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| | between realizing that your dog is
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| your dog has eaten the bunch of grapes
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| | showing signs of poisoning and getting
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| sitting on the table or a packet of
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| | help. Kidney damage and failure is very
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| raisins, take them to your veterinarian
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| | likely, which could result in death.
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| immediately.However, please be advised
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| | Therefore it is imperative that you get
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| that your veterinarian may not even be
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| | veterinary help as soon as possible.
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| aware that grapes and raisins can cause
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| | Don't wait for symptoms to appear if you
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| severe toxicity in your dog... so you may
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| | know your pet has eaten several raisins
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| need to educate your veterinarian on
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| | and/or grapes.If you have been feeding
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| this. Be insistent and have blood tests
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| | your pet these fruits on occasion as a
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| done immediately.How do you know if your
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| | snack (one or two grapes now and again
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| dog has eaten too much grapes or raisins?
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| | probably won't do any damage), it would
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| Here's a true story to give you some
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| | be wise to stop the practice altogether.
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| idea:One lady lost her Australian
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| | There are many other safe and healthy
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| Shepherd/Saint Bernard mix to renal
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| | alternatives such as apples, carrots and
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| failure after her dog ingested one cup of
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| | celery that dogs are quite happy to snack
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| raisins. Keep in mind that this would be
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| | on instead.Rose Smith owns Caring For
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| a fairly large dog. After the dog began
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| | Canines which provides information on
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| vomiting later in the day she took her
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| | natural & holisitic methods that you can
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| dog into her veterinarian. The vet
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| | follow so your dog will have a long and
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| believed it was only an upset stomach and
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| | healthy life. Read articles about canine
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