Grapes and Dogs - Finally Some Answers!
From Episode 172 on the ECC stream. With Dr Tina Wismer.
Making a 30 kg dog puke because it ate 1 grape always feels a bit excessive, right? But until recently, because we had no idea of what was actually causing the kidney damage, never mind how much of it was considered a toxic dose, that was just what we had to recommend. But no more!
Toxicologist Dr Tina Wiser told us in the episode recorded at IVECCS that:
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We now have a pretty good idea what the toxin is in grapes: it’s tartaric acid.
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We have some dosage guidelines on when we should make dogs vomit:
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If you’re patient has eaten more than one grape or raisin per 5 kg/ 10 pounds of dog, or
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more than 2 COOKED grapes or raisins (eg hot cross buns, puddings etc) per 5kg/ 10 pounds per dog, you should make it vomit. Less than that - you can chill a bit.
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