So what
does raisin toxicity look like?
Not exact matches
But i
do find it odd that they
do nt know the readon why
raisins are toxic to dogs and even more odd that no studies have been
done to even confirm
raisin toxicity in dogs.
While this food is extremely dangerous for dogs and cats, it
does not appear to pose any risk of
toxicity to rabbits — if you've already given your bunny a palm full of
raisins, you probably
do not need to rush them to the animal hospital.
What we
do know is that the end result in nearly all reported cases of grape or
raisin toxicity is acute kidney failure.
At this point, we don't know exactly what makes these foods toxic, and we don't know exactly the number of grapes,
raisins, or currants that must be eaten before a dog shows signs of
toxicity.
So, while we in the veterinary world may not yet know everything there is to know about grape,
raisin, and currant
toxicity in dogs, we
do know enough to strongly recommend that people never knowingly feed grapes,
raisins, or currants to their dogs and that they take all reasonable and necessary steps to prevent their dog's accidental exposure to them as well.
One report has also revealed that about 75 % of dogs that experienced
toxicity did so after eating
raisins as opposed to fresh grapes.