| I thought you all might be interested in this message which I received today.
Collie died from raisin overdose.
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:13:19 -0600
McGee died of a RAISIN OVERDOSE.
Three days ago, he ate 18 ounces of raisins which were sitting on the coffee
table. He loved raisins, and he would sit politely waiting for his turn
while my two rabbits begged for their raisin treats.
The overdose caused renal (kidney) failure which in turn caused an unusually
high concentration of calcium in his blood. The veterinarian originally
suspected rat poison.
He vomited repeatedly and by the second day, he could not walk. He died at
the Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic in Rockville, Maryland with me and
one of his other human housemates at his side.
MCGEE'S DEATH IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED CASE OF RAISIN/GRAPE TOXICITY IN
MARYLAND.
Please help me to spread the word!!!!. As much as veterinarians warn us
about chocolate and anti-freeze, your veterinarian MAY NOT KNOW about raisin
and grape toxicity. Tell your fellow dog owners (especially those who keep
raisins for their rabbits), newsletters, breeders, pet food stores, rescue
groups, your veterinarian, and anyone else you can think of. And if your dog
eats a lot of raisins or grapes and begins vomiting, get him to the animal
hospital IMMEDIATELY, and treat it like as seriously as any other poison
overdose.
McGee's body has been donated to the National Center for Poison Control for
an autopsy. I hope that his sacrifice will help bring awareness to dog
owners everywhere. I would like to thank Doctor Carole Foster and Doctor
Deborah Weiss and the rest of the staff at the Metropolitan Emergency Animal
Clinic for their help and compassion during my friend's last days.
I am forwarding this with permission..please read..My dogs love raisins and
grapes..but beware of too many!!
Darlene
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