PSA: Raisins are toxic to dogs

[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.

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[emily_in_nc]

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