Grape / Raisin Intoxication
Ingestion of grapes / raisins has been associated with acute renal (kidney) failure in dogs and evidence suggests that cats may also be affected. The exact cause of renal toxicity is unknown but data indicates that the toxic component is water-soluble, and within the flesh of the grape / raisin, not the seed.
Clinical signs usually begin several hours after ingestion with vomiting / diarrhoea and lethargy / depression and proceeding to renal failure within 24 hours. Early and aggressive treatment is indicated but even so the clinical outcome might not be favourable once renal failure develops.
If you found out that your pet has ingested grapes / raisins accidentally, please contact us (or an emergency hospital for afterhours service)as soon as possible as he / she would require immediate treatment to decontaminate and support with intravenous fluid therapy (drip line) to help minimizing exposure and absorption to the toxin.
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