Grapes (and their dried counterpart — raisins) can
cause grape toxicity and renal failure, for example.
Not exact matches
We explain the
causes and effects of
grape and raisin
toxicity.
Rabbits don't appear to suffer from many of the symptoms of
grape toxicity that dogs or cats do —
grapes will not, for example,
cause your bun to develop Heinz body anemia.
The precise substance that
causes the
toxicity is not yet identified; it has been shown that small amounts of
grapes or raisins can be fatal for a dog.
The exact
cause of the
toxicity is unknown, but cases of
grape and raisin
toxicity appear to be on the rise according to VCA Animal Hospitals.
«They don't know what it is in them that makes this happen, but three - quarters of a pound of
grapes can
cause very significant
toxicity in a dog,» said Portland, Ore. - based veterinarian Jeffrey S. Klausner, chief medical officer of Banfield Pet Hospital, the largest animal hospital in the world with 770 clinics in 41 states.
Raisins and
grapes, it is not known the amount that is consumed that
causes toxicity in dogs, but it could be as low as 7 or 8 depending on the size of the dog.
Grapes: Although the precise substance which causes the toxicity in grapes is unknown (some dogs can eat grapes without incident, while others can eat one and become seriously ill), keep them away from you
Grapes: Although the precise substance which
causes the
toxicity in
grapes is unknown (some dogs can eat grapes without incident, while others can eat one and become seriously ill), keep them away from you
grapes is unknown (some dogs can eat
grapes without incident, while others can eat one and become seriously ill), keep them away from you
grapes without incident, while others can eat one and become seriously ill), keep them away from your dog.
Raisins and
grapes cause an «idiopathic renal
toxicity,» which means the kidneys can shut down due to a mechanism which is not fully understood.
In recent years,
grapes and raisins have been implicated in food
toxicities; some cases of which have
caused serious harm or even death.
Moreover, science also can not pinpoint exactly which part of the
grape is
causing the
toxicity.
However, what is puzzling is that science can not pinpoint the exact chemical, substance, or ingredient present in
grapes that is
causing the
toxicity.
Given the fact that science has not yet isolated the exact toxin that is
causing some dogs to develop severe
grape toxicity or that part of the
grape that contains a significantly higher proportion of the toxic substance, it is possible that the scientific community's recommendation for not giving
grapes to dogs is more cautious.
That can be
caused by urinary tract blockage (oxalate or struvite stones, cancer etc.), diseases like leptospirosis, and even
grape toxicity).
Current thoughts are that this
toxicity may be
caused by a mycotoxin (fungus) in the
grapes or raisins, or may be due to a genetic pre-disposition in the dogs.
Grapes and raisins»
toxicity to dogs can
cause the animal develop acute renal failure!
No one is completely sure what it is within
grapes that
cause such a high level of
toxicity in dogs, but it is well documented that some dogs that ingest them can experience kidney failure and even death.