Grape and Raisin Toxicity in Dogs

Meet Mosley, a 1 year old lab who is temporarily looking a bit sad due to his treatment to induce vomiting after ingesting a large quantity of grapes.Thankfully, his owners were aware of his indiscretion and brought him in immediately. For over 10 years, veterinarians have been aware of a toxicity causing severe kidney failure in some dogs that have ingested grapes or raisins. We have yet to identify the toxin and it is unclear why some dogs are affected and others are not. All types of grapes as well as currants, sultanas and raisins have been implicated,and even small amounts can be fatal. Once symptoms have occurred, prognosis is guarded even with very aggressive therapy. Cooked raisins in baked products don’t seem to be causing problems so it is possible the toxin is sensitive to heat..but we are not sure.Please,DO NOT FEED GRAPES OR RAISINS TO YOUR PETS!