- [Blush] Obviously, I didn't read far enough to see the Snopes link at the bottom of the article... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:45 PM Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Serious Alert for Dogs > - > Just passing this along... > If you have a dog ... PLEASE read this and send it on. If you don't have > a dog, please pass along to friends who do. > > Written by: > > Laurinda Morris, DVM > Danville Veterinary Clinic > Danville, OH > > This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at > MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that > ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on > Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1 AM on > Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7 AM. I had > heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal failure but > hadn't seen any formal paper on the subject. We had her bring the dog in > immediately. In the meantime, I called the ER service at MedVet, and the > doctor there was like me - had heard something about it, but... Anyway, we > contacted the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to > give IV fluids at 1 1/2 times maintenance and watch the kidney values for > the next 48-72 hours. > He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet and his renal values > continued to increase daily. He produced urine when given lasix as a > diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting medications and they still > couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output decreased again, his > BUN was over 120, his creatinine was at 10, his phosphorus was very > elevated and his blood pressure, which had been staying around 150, > skyrocketed to 220. He continued to vomit and the owners elected to > Euthanize. > This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners who had no idea raisins > could be a toxin. Please alert everyone you know who has a dog of this > very serious risk. Poison control said as few as 7 raisins or grapes could > be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats > including our ex-handler's. Any exposure should give rise to immediate > concern. > Onions, chocolate, cocoa, avocados, and macadamia nuts can be fatal, too. > Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends who do. This is worth > passing on to them. > Confirmation from Snopes about the above.... > http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp > > > Mike Griffin > Griffweb Designs > Office - 636-485-7810 > mike.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Eliminate Spam 100% - http://www.spamarrest.com/affl?4001050 > The Best Web Hosting - http://www.BlueHost.Com/track/griffweb > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php