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AmelieH

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Emergency—my dog (a flat-coated retriever, about 28 kg) ate about a small handful of raisins. What should I do?
 
No need to worry at all.
Many dogs have eaten grapes and raisins for centuries with no problems.
Yes, a few dogs had problems over the last decade.
As always, push fear out of your thoughts, maybe be a tad more attentive and loving for a few days and of course, let us know if there are symptoms.
Enter it in the journal of course.
Dr. Christina
 
Thank you very much. However, I'm worried about long-term damage. Is there anything I can do to minimize the damage? Should I go to the vet? Or give her something like activated charcoal?
 
IMHO I would do nothing. the internet, of course, says to induce vomiting, that they do not know the incidence of problems, they do not know why it happens and to rush to your vet.

Given all the uncertainty, doing all we do to boost health will decrease the possibility of problems, though there can always be outliers who are more sensitive to anything.

According to this site - omnicalculator.com/biology/dog-raisin-toxicity - Your 28 kg dog would need to eat
78 raisins, or 2.77 oz - and that was the smallest amount reported to cause problems.

It is fine to let her eat or drink, of course.

Dr. Christina
 
I'll just chime in to say that I also would not be concerned. Again, more food to dilute the exposure would be a good idea - I assume a flattie is just like any other retriever as regards being eager to eat:)
 
Hi Amelie!

I'm sorry to hear about your pup's ingestion.

And tho I'm arriving late to this discussion I will still chime in with middle path (between conventional and whole-istic).

For safety's sake, since we do not know your dog's susceptibility to grape/raisin toxicity, we typically advise inducing vomiting if you witness the ingestion.

At this point the very best thing to do is to start improving your pup's resilience using the strategies we teach that optimize balance. This includes starting therapy with a veterinary homeopath if you have already done so.
 
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