As a dog owner, I do my best to keep my pup in the best of health at all times. In doing so, I have avoided giving her people food since I’ve had her with the exception of raw carrots which my vet has told me are more then OK to give her in small doses and can actually help keep her teeth clean. She never begs for food or bothers me when I eat, not ever having human food, it is of little or no interest to her.

Dogs do get into trash cans from time to time and some owners will reward their pets with some table scraps, so I feel this information is a must read for any dog owner.

Apparently, grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs when ingested in large quantities.

The grapes and raisins came from varied sources, including being eaten off the vine directly. The dogs exhibited gastrointestinal signs including vomiting and diarrhea and then signs of kidney failure with an onset of severe kidney signs starting about 24 hours after ingestion of the grapes or raisins. The amount of grapes eaten varied between 9oz. and 2 lbs., which worked out to be between 0.41 and 1.1 oz/kg of body weight. Two dogs died directly from the toxicity, three were euthanized due to poor response to treatment and five dogs lived.

Doing a little research on the web also yielded this About.com story about urban legends. It turns out that this does not appear to be one and should be taken very seriously.

Source: VetInfo4Dogs

Resources: ASPCA Poison control hotline (888) 4ANI-HELP
ASPCA.org

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