[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Serious Alert for Dogs
- From: Jim Greene <jimsgreene@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:26:34 -0600
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Thanks Mike,
A great article.
Jim
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> 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
>
>
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