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Current Results for Grape Poisoning 1. Have you ever treated a case of grape/raisin poisoning? (If NO, click that option, then click the Submit button. When the Results page comes up, you will be able to click the links to read more about Grape/Raisin Poisoning.)       a. Yes        7.4 % (47 of 628)       b. No - if you choose this option, please scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit        92 % (578 of 628)       Not Answered        0.4 % (3 of 628) 2. How many cases were due to grape ingestion?       a. None        5 % (32 of 628)       b. 1-2        2.8 % (18 of 628)       c. 3-4        0 % (0 of 628)       d. More Than 4        0.1 % (1 of 628)       Not Answered        91.8 % (577 of 628) 3. How many cases were due to raisin ingestion?       a. None        3.3 % (21 of 628)       b. 1-2        5 % (32 of 628)       c. 3-4        0 % (0 of 628)       d. More Than 4        0 % (0 of 628)       Not Answered        91.5 % (575 of 628) 4. How many dogs/cats survived?       a. None        2.8 % (18 of 628)       b. 1% to 25%        0.3 % (2 of 628)       c. 26% to 50%        0.3 % (2 of 628)       d. 51% to 75%        0 % (0 of 628)       e. 76% to 99%        0.1 % (1 of 628)       f. 100%        4.2 % (27 of 628)       Not Answered        92 % (578 of 628) 5. How many dogs/cats died (were not euthanized)?       a. None        6.2 % (39 of 628)       b. 1% to 25%        0.3 % (2 of 628)       c. 26% to 50%        0.1 % (1 of 628)       d. 51% to 75%        0 % (0 of 628)       e. 76% to 99%        0 % (0 of 628)       f. 100%        1.2 % (8 of 628)       Not Answered        92 % (578 of 628) 6. How many dogs/cats were euthanized?       a. None        6 % (38 of 628)       b. 1% to 25%        0.3 % (2 of 628)       c. 26% to 50%        0.1 % (1 of 628)       d. 51% to 75%        0 % (0 of 628)       e. 76% to 99%        0 % (0 of 628)       f. 100%        1.4 % (9 of 628)       Not Answered        92 % (578 of 628) 7. Do you routinely warn clients about grape/raisin poisoning?       a. Yes        10.6 % (67 of 628)       b. No        11.1 % (70 of 628)       Not Answered        78.1 % (491 of 628) 8. Provide any general comments about your grape/raisin poisoning cases here.       (1) The dog in question ate a bucket of raisins (4 lbs). It presented over 22 years ago. We did not recognize it as a toxicity and thought it to be an unusual gastro enteritis. After it died I swore that if I got another I would do enemas plus a gastric lavage.       (2) Owner saw the dog eating wild grapes and became ill shortly there after.Resulted in a very high BUN Creat 13, but resonded to fluids.       (3) !3 yo cocker spaniel became ill after eating 4 small boxes of raisins. Treated agressively with fluids and did well. Never showed renal failure signs only Gi       (4) 3 month old puppy - history came out after acute renal failure was diagnosed. did well       (5) 4yr m/n mixed breed ate entire box large raisen went into acute renal failure by chemistry analysis. Hospitalized 3days on fluid direses fully recovered.       (6) Both of the cases I have seen were associated with eating the residue of grapes being crushed for wine.       (7) Cat was horrendously sick. Acute Renal failure. Needed all we could do (24 hr meticulous work). Ate almost a cup of Sultan raisins, organically grown. Now back to normal. Dog was (if memory serves) less ill, but still ARF. I think ate grapes rather than raisins. We are emergency/critical care, so don't _routinely_ warn, but squeeze in the warning to general cases involving dogs and cats with access to or propensity for ingesting raisins, onions, other people food which is dangerous. Get occasional phone calls from people whose pet has gotten into grapes - even 2 or 3 - seems to be good public awareness in our area. I wonder if we helped -- we appear on TV a lot talking about chocolate poisoning, etc ;)       (8) Did the researchers consider tannins? I believe that Oak tannins can be toxic.       (9) Dog was a 6 yr.old Lab. that stole a bunch of grapes from kitchen counter. Was presented to our hospital with acute renal failure within 24 hrs.       (10) Dog was diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Grapes were given daily as a treat. We can't be certain if this was truly causative though we did recommend the cessation of this treat. Dog is still alive after 9 months.       (11) Has there been any poisoning repotrts with Grape Seed Extract, which seems to be increasing in usage with dogs and cats?       (12) have always fed small numbers of grapes to my own dogs up until now wit no adverse results       (13) However I have fed my 5 dogs grapes all the time( over the last 15 years) without any appearen ill effects. So are you saying that any dog that ingested grapes should be decomtaminated right a way. Are you saying that it is all grapes that are a problems or is there some fungus on some grapes and raisin that results in ARF?       (14) I am wondering if this is idiosyncratic rather than a widespread relationship       (15) I got really drunk and sick on white wine once. Does that count as "grape poisoning"??!       (16) I have not encountered this (yet)--we always gave our dogs grapes as treats with no ill effects while I was growing up--and the horses loved them too.       (17) I just graduated from school. I havve never heard of such a poisoning.       (18) I mention the potential problem if owners mention to me that they give grapes.       (19) I notice that in Roger Clemens protocol for the treatment of degenerative myelopathy of shepherds (at the U of FL) he recommends feeding grapes in a specific amount (can't recall exactly).       (20) I practiced in Fresno and Tulare counties in California, the grape and raisin production capitals for the US, for over 26 years, and never associated ingestion of these and renal disease in dogs. Actually, very few native dogs would ever eat grapes or raisins, as I remember.The raisins are sun dried in the vinyards, and the farmers would certainly have noticed if their dogs were disturbing them. (tons and tons of drying grapes in each vinyard). Very curious, indeed.       (21) I put an article in my newsletter once based off info I read in one of the journals. Clients were surprised and alarmed. I used to give my dog grapes, but now I do not...       (22) I recently euthanized a dog 4 years after I diagnosed him with an insulinoma. His average blood glucose level never topped 50mg/dL. The owner would feed him 5-7 grapes at least 3 times a day (and more when his blood sugar levels started to crash) in addition to his regular meals, he never had a problem with it. Grapes as a chemotherapeutic agent for insulinoma? Weird. I do, however, always warn my clients not to feed their dogs grapes and especially raisins. Somewhat hypocritical in light of the experience I had with Scooter and his insulinoma, but I figure it's better to be safe than sorry.       (23) I warn clients if it comes up in the course of conversation..e.g. 'Fido loves grapes and we give them as treats'.       (24) I work in an emergency clinic. Owners of dog had made grape juice and dumped grape remains in the pasture and the dog went out and ate. He presented 2 days later in acute renal failure and was euthanized.       (25) I've only been practicing for 13 months. I have not seen or treated a case (yet), but I am aware of the syndrome. I suspect the toxic effects are dose dependent, and that sensitivity is variable.       (26) I've only seen one case where 1 to 2 cups of yogurt covered raisins were ingested (it actually was not my case). Very old dog with multiple health problems. Main stay of treatment was massive diuresis. It took a few days in intensive care, but she survived the acute renal failure and was doing well.       (27) It seems there must be many dogs eating grapes and raisins who do not become ill.       (28) Mine was actually diagnosed retrospectively--it was a young Brittany with unexplained ARF. We treated and she did respond. Once the raisin/grape issue surfaced, we went back and asked about it --sure enough, she had eaten her way through a fruit bowl--it contained a large number of grapes.       (29) My daughter's dogs ate about 1/4 cup of raisins each about 2 years ago and developed yucky diarrhea, but were otherwise apparently o.k.       (30) No wonder my dog won't eat grapes when they fall to the floor...I will be changing answer 7 from no in the past to yes in the future.       (31) Now I will tell clients about it !       (32) Once I saw posts here on VIN about grape and raisin poisoning, I began warning many clients about it. Ironically, I used grapevines as shade for a kennel for years. Never had a problem.       (33) One dog was presented in anuric renal failure which failed to respond to theraphy , owners not keen on dialysis . Second dog presented in oliguric renal failure ,euthanased due to prolonged and costly recovery.       (34) One year old neutered male lab presented with lethargy and gartroenteritis. Lab work showed acute renal failure. Case was being managed for renal failure for 2 days before the history of raisin ingestion 4 days earlier was brought to light.       (35) Only had one case, renal failure treated for one week. Seen again today and all is back to normal. I never would of believed it.       (36) Sources were: - 2lb bag of green seedless grapes in a 45 lb lab x - small bag of yogurt covered raisins (8oz?)in a 25lb sheltie. Both patients had symptoms, biochemical profiles and UA consistent with ARF.       (37) This was my personal dog - an 11y female corgi who entered renal failure within ~1 week after raisin ingestion. We managed her for about 1 month before she had deteriorated to the point where euthanasia was indicated.       (38) We now include it in our puppy/kitten discussions.       (39) We thought it was pancreatitis first and then found out the dog was in renal failure. We didn't find out for months later that the ingestion of the whole box of raisins caused the renal failure. Since then we've sent out a warning in the newsletter.       (40) We treated a 3 year old lab who ingested 1-2 pounds of grapes. She was oliguric on presentation and was managed with hemodialysis for 5 weeks and she died due to thrombotic complications. Biopsy (2 weeks) and necropsy showed extensive proximal tubular damage, no evidence of crystals in tubules. Minimal evidence of regeneration at 5 weeks.       (41) WHile I don't ROUTINELY warn owners about this, if I think there is a potential for the animal to eat those sortd of things, I alert the owner.       (42) why is no one doing experimentation on this? Should not the poison control center be doign studies on this? I know many clients who feed their dogs and cats fruits- and specifically grapes. I believe this will eventually be proven to be a red herring.

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