PSA: Raisins are toxic to dogs

[divingbiker]

Out of curiosity, what symtoms did Sammy exhibit after eating the raisins?

He hasn't had any symptoms. My guess is he had either a guilty or self-satisfied look when he was caught, and that and the chewed up raisin box were the only indications of trouble.

The kidney failure shows up 48-72 hours after ingesting the raisins. I just talked to the vet, and his blood work today showed perfect kidney function, so hopefully it will be the same tomorrow and tomorrow night he can come home. He said that since the pet sitter and my vet got on top of it right away, the odds are much greater that he'll be fine.

The reason to treat so aggressively is the variability from dog to dog that someone mentioned. I had a dog that ate a whole Christmas stocking full of Hersheys kisses that my roommate had put out for her boyfriend. Nothing but a trail of foil wrappers was left. She was just fine.

Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone. This has been a helluva week, but hopefully it will get better and he'll be home with me tomorrow.

Here's a picture of a pooped out Sammy after his first visit to the dog park Thursday afternoon.