PSA: Raisins are toxic to dogs

[NbyNW]

yay! glad Sammy will be home soon!

[divingbiker]

Question: are 16 packages of raisins the toxic level, or 16 raisins? That's a scarey thought if it is individual raisins.

16 individual raisins is the amount Sammy ate; 32 raisins is the toxic dose. He weighs about 30-35 pounds. This is what the vet calculated.

He's home now, and seems perfectly fine but tuckered out. We'll know for sure tomorrow afternoon.

[Blueberry]

I'd be very curious to hear how your pet insurance handles this - and if it's well, what company you use. And am so glad to hear your pup looks to be OK.

A "friend" who was pet sitting nearly killed our golden (she took him for a 2 mile "walk" in 95 degree weather and put him in heat stroke - not to mention ripping the skin completely off 3 paw pads). He spent 4 nights in the emergency vet with lots of nasty complications. Grand total bill: $5,998 (or so). Grand total pet insurance reimbursement: about $1,300. This is one of the better known major companies. I'm not feeling so good about it doing much in a real catastrophe.

[PamNY]

What a scare! I'm so glad things are looking up. Hope the good news continues.

[badger]

uncannily this moring I opened my email to a mail titled "Have you ever wondered if pet insurance is worth it?" with this link

I'm in Canada so I don't qualify, but it sounds like it might be worth it for some people.

I just put aside $50/mo on my own for "insurance". So far the only major things I've needed in the 16 years I've had my cats was radioactive iodine for my 11 year old. It was $1700, but I'm not sure how much the deductible on that would've cost, and if I were paying $22/mo (premium I was paying for the 17 year old when I first got her) for the past 10 years, well... that amounts to $2640.

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And I believe the jury's still out on garlic for cats. I know some recommend putting garlic powder on cat food when the cat's sick and not eating to entice them. I know some cat food contains garlic, too.

I'm pretty sure my dog's eaten onion/garlic in his time. Judging by the way he went bonkers around pizza, I imagine his previous owner(s) gave him pizza. I didn't, as I know I'd have been cleaning up a lot of mess for the next couple of days.

[7rider]

Judging by the way he went bonkers around pizza, I imagine his previous owner(s) gave him pizza.

I used to have a rabbit who loved pizza. Once, when I wasn't looking, he snagged a slice off the coffee table (it was "pizza in front of the boob tube night" with an ex ) and went running across the room with it, tripping over this great big treasure hanging from his mouth! It was pretty funny, and no...he didn't get to keep his treat.

Glad Sammy appears to be doing okay, DB. That's a relief. There's only so much pet stress one can stand!

[Roadtrip]

So glad Sammy is going to be OK. Great news. I have a funny story about my Teddy and the neighbor who was caring for him.

We were on vacation and helping the in-laws move. We stopped by the house to pick up the second bag I had packed before heading south and I found my Teddy gimpy and hobbling around the house and looking pathetic.

I nervously called my neighbor and asked if anything was up. He said I was over this morning and all was fine. I left the number for the vet and made sure they had the cell numbers as well and asked he watch him close and let me know. No sooner had I left and got a little ways down the road my neighbor calls and says he stopped to feed Teddy and he now was out running around in the back yard.

It appears my Teddy was playing a ruse on me and just wanted attention!!!

Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks!!

Shannon

[Jolt]

Glad he's OK--what a relief that must be! Speaking of dogs eating things that arent so good for them, have any of you seen the show "My Dog Ate WHAT?" on National Geographic Wild? Some of the stories are as follows: a bulldog who ate a whole bunch of pacifiers over a period of weeks (family had triplets, pacifiers kept going missing, dog started acting sick after a while, vet discovers stomach full of pacifiers and has to remove them), a St. Bernard who accidentally swallowed the spoon when taking a pill in a spoonful of peanut butter, a bullmastiff who ate an entire leather leash (which was removed intact via endoscopy), a Cavalier who swallowed an entire pair of thong underwear on two separate occasions, and a Jack Russell who swallowed a fish hook when his owner wasn't looking during a fishing trip. There were others but those are some of the crazier ones. I also had a neighbor growing up whose yellow lab once chewed up and ate most of a Coke can (he was OK). Cats usually seem to have more sense when it comes to eating things!

[GLC1968]

Glad he's OK--what a relief that must be! Speaking of dogs eating things that arent so good for them, have any of you seen the show "My Dog Ate WHAT?" on National Geographic Wild? Some of the stories are as follows: a bulldog who ate a whole bunch of pacifiers over a period of weeks (family had triplets, pacifiers kept going missing, dog started acting sick after a while, vet discovers stomach full of pacifiers and has to remove them), a St. Bernard who accidentally swallowed the spoon when taking a pill in a spoonful of peanut butter, a bullmastiff who ate an entire leather leash (which was removed intact via endoscopy), a Cavalier who swallowed an entire pair of thong underwear on two separate occasions, and a Jack Russell who swallowed a fish hook when his owner wasn't looking during a fishing trip. There were others but those are some of the crazier ones. I also had a neighbor growing up whose yellow lab once chewed up and ate most of a Coke can (he was OK). Cats usually seem to have more sense when it comes to eating things!

I could have been on that show. My last dog swallowed a large sewing needle - complete with thread still attached! She had to have it removed from her throat, through the front of her neck, to the tune of about $3K. Ouch for both of us! This same dog used to get grapes for treats (her whole life, no issues!), ate most of a clorox drop-in tablet once and enjoyed knawing on bricks. She also got drunk by carefully drinking beer out of plastic cups lined up next to a sand volleyball court - she didn't knock them over, so she'd drunk quite a few before anyone realized she was doing it! (she also enjoyed eating the sand when I wasn't looking...). She was one hell of a dog!

divingbiker - I'm glad to hear that Sammy is on the mend!

[badger]

my dog once ate drywall. He had a hell of a time pooping the next couple of days. Same when he got into Yesterday's News cat litter. It was painful to watch him try to poop out little rocks.

[divingbiker]

Well, this is chapter is over. Sammy's kidney values 72 hours after eating the raisins were fine, so he is in the clear. All that's left is filing the insurance claim.

My neighbors have a dog who will eat anything. He's had several surgeries to remove socks, plastic bags, rocks, etc from his stomach.

Luckily Sammy (usually) just chews things up and doesn't eat them.

[ClockworkOrange]

Well, this is chapter is over. Sammy's kidney values 72 hours after eating the raisins were fine, so he is in the clear. All that's left is filing the insurance claim.

That's great news, just plenty of snuggles and cuddles for young Sammy, good ending to your story and perhaps a lesson for many of us.

Clock

[emily_in_nc]

I love a happy ending! So glad Sammy is okay!