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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.
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I'm not saying this is OK.
The chocolate thing... our frenchie happened to eat a half a bag of M&M's (half pound) and we rushed him to the vets. The vet walked in and asked a few questions. Half way through, he smirked and said to us that the danger is low. The M&M's were made in the US. It's the other chocolates from Europe and Asia that we have to worry about. Then I realized in a A-HAH moment. Different pasturization process. He let us go and said beware of his stools. It can be messy. Our frenchie was perfectly fine. No side affects. Still eats like a frenchie!
I find out from my sister, after I told her of our mishap, that her husband occassionaly gives their rotty-mix Hershey kisses as a reward treat for years. And she's 13 yrs. old.
There are lists on the Internet of what you can and can not give your dog.
it is my understanding that anything in the amounts that we eat can be toxic to dogs.
There stomaches aren't as big as ours. =) my parents eat grapes on the vineyard and haven't had a problem yet.
Cody puts them in his mouth but he won't eat them ...he's weird about textures.
This grape thing always puzzled me, because we gave the occasional grape to our shepherd/husky when I was a kid growing up, and he lived to a ripe old age.
Also, a neighbor's dog grabbed a bag of Oreos off the kitchen counter while the family was asleep, and scarfed them all down, but I figure there probably wasn't a lot of real chocolate in those cookies.
Years ago, our mastiff Rosie got into my son's Halloween candy (he'd left it on his bed, all categorized)and was barfing all night--it was an ugly scene but she was okay in the morning.
it is my understanding that anything in the amounts that we eat can be toxic to dogs.
There stomaches aren't as big as ours. =) my parents eat grapes on the vineyard and haven't had a problem yet.
Cody puts them in his mouth but he won't eat them ...he's weird about textures.
hahaha! I meant my parents dogs eat grapes ahahah! how air headed of me!
And "there" really should be spelled "their" ...I blame it on the time of day ...sorry.
I know I've given my dog some grapes and chocolate.. not much..but ya never know. I guess dogs systems can be just as screwy as humans and I wasn't aware that grapes/raisins were in the category of toxic. It's one of those things that if you dog is acting odd.. think what you gave them or what they did last..
Thanks janecj for posting that, it is good to know. It never occurred to me to give my dogs raisins or grapes, now I will make certain that I don't. I already knew chocolate was not good for dogs, I didn't know it was only the Asian and Europe varieties. Just to be on the safe side, I don't think I will try any chocolate.
I did have one weird dog who really liked hot peppers. I gave her a slice of day-old pizza with jalapeño peppers figuring that she wouldn't eat the peppers. I was wrong. She picked off the pepper first and ate them. Then she jumped up on the couch and began rubbing her lips on the cushions. At first I thought it was a fluke, that she didn't know what she was eating until it was too late. So I tried a little experiment. I put some pepperoni in one hand, and a fresh raw jalapeño pepper in my other hand, and offered both to the dog at the same time. She sniffed both, and to my surprise ate the jalapeño pepper first! She was the only dog I've owned in my life that actually liked the burn of spicy food on her huge dog lips.
Its the dark chocolate that is the worst or the coca bean or shells they use for mulch
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)and was barfing all night--it was an ugly scene but she was okay in the morning.
