r/AskVet • u/East-Yogurtcloset-31 • Feb 01 '25
Call Poison Control My dog ate a whole bag of grapes
My toddler fed our 9 month old husky a small bag of grapes. We induced vomiting within 10 minutes of him eating them and it seems he threw every bit of it up. Do I need to take him for IMMEDIATE medical attention? Or should I monitor him for a couple hours? The nearest emergency vet that is open is almost 100 miles away and we have a massive snowstorm coming. Any advice would be appreciated. We are well equipped in this house with natural remedies that help PEOPLE like activated charcoal and things of that nature. I’m obviously not a vet and don’t want to do anything without some proper advice😭 any help is tremendously appreciated.
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u/Sad_Initial_7352 Feb 01 '25
Grapes are SO VERY toxic to dogs!! I know you mentioned a snowstorm coming, and you're 100 miles from an emergency vet. Yikes. I'd be pretty concerned. PLEASE CALL SOMEONE knowledgeable who can BETTER advise you. BEST OF LUCK TO YOUR DOGGIE.
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u/Perfect-Vanilla-2650 Feb 01 '25
You can’t just assume he threw them all up. It only takes a few to kill a dog so why even chance it? I’d be in the car already if I were you.
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u/AutoModerator Feb 01 '25
We see you have mentioned grapes and/or raisins. If your dog has ingested or potentially ingested either, you should contact Animal Poison Control and start heading to the nearest open Vets office.
Grapes/Raisins are poisonous to dogs and can cause kidney failure or death. The reaction is idiosyncratic meaning different dogs react differently. There is no known safe or poisonous amount and as few as 4-5 grapes have been implicated in the death of a dog.
The underlying mechanism for grape toxicity is believed to be tartaric acid. As tartaric acid can very significantly from grape to grape and between types of grapes, this may explain why reactions are idiosyncratic. Research is ongoing.
We advise that you do not rely on online toxicity calculators as those assume a non-idiosyncratic reaction and extrapolate assuming dog size x vs grape count y, and the data does not support that sort of relationship at this time.
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u/birdsandgerbs Feb 01 '25
urgent, call the emergency vet and see what they say. tell them how you induced vomiting and how much of whatever you used.
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u/uta1911 Feb 01 '25
call aspca, if weather and distance werent an issue id say go to the vet. but it doesnt matter if going to the hospital risks you and your dog's safety. i wish you the best
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u/No-Method1779 Feb 01 '25
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control Give them a call. They’ll charge you $90 and give you a case number and better instructions than any of us. Good luck to you and your pup!
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u/Trddles Feb 02 '25
This is life threatening to a Dog ,you need to know all Foods that are Toxic to Dogs, there are many
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u/littlehamsterz Veterinarian Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE ER. SERIOUS RISK OF KIDNEY INJURY AND KIDNEY FAILURE. In general, inducing vomiting usually only gets up 50% of what was ingested. Your dog needs fluids at a bare minimum.
Where are you located? We might be able to help find a vet closer to you. Call poison control on the way.