My dog ate wild grapes and is probably going to die - General

[QUOTE=madmax678;24813800]How old is she? :ohdear:[/QUOTE] We think she was about a year old when they found her, and we've had her for four years, so somewhere around five years old.

[QUOTE=clockroach;24813834]We think she was about a year old when they found her, and we've had her for four years, so somewhere around five years old.[/QUOTE]Thats young, i hope she gets better dude, i know what its like to lose a pet, its fucking tragic... :frown:

My dog once ate a ton of chocolate candies that were still in their wrappers. He didn't die since the wrappers were all in-tact, but he had massive indigestion and looked downright miserable for a week or two. I guess dogs will just eat whatever is in front of them. He died of a tumor a few years ago.

Your dog will make it , no dog dies from mere grapes.

[QUOTE=IwuvWafflez;24814721]Your dog will make it , no dog dies from mere grapes.[/QUOTE] Actually, they're just about chocolate on the "Poisonous for Dogs" scale.

[QUOTE=zzzZZZZ;24814739]Actually, they're just about chocolate on the "Poisonous for Dogs" scale.[/QUOTE] Yeah. Other things to watch out fore are onions, and peppers.

My dog ate one wild muskadine skin. He's OK.

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my cousin once left bottle of beer on "low " table , dog saw beer and flipped it down ( its easy to him when he jumps on chair then on table) and started drinking whats left :/ ... You can imagine small pug drunk?

Spheal with it. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("trolling" - GunFox))[/highlight] Sorry, that was totally insensitive and immature.

Hope your dog comes through. 50/50 still leaves plenty of room for hope.

Ya I was just kidding before. I feel for ya, hope your dog makes it!

I know how it feels to potentially loose a friend like that. But me and my family give our Beagle seedless grapes once in a while, and he really likes them. I had no idea they were poisonous to them. 50/50 is a chance. It's a big chance, have hope in your dog to pull through.

My dog of about 2005 was fed raisins for treats by my mum... she died under anaesthetic when getting neutered. She was completely fine before then. No vomiting, no symptoms, nothing strange. Jack Russell Terrier - completely crazy. :( We were informed about the danger of grapes and raisins about 3 years after her death, and we all felt so bad :|

Why do dogs die from grapes and chocolate?

Try this. I haven't read it all yet but this should shed some light on it: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_health#Toxic_substances[/url]

Sorry to hear, hopefully she'll pull through. A couple years back my dog ate a whole bag full of chocolate and he was fine. I didn't know about grapes being toxic to dogs though, I think I've given some to my dog before. :ohdear:

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;24817903]Why do dogs die from grapes and chocolate?[/QUOTE] Probably a chemical inside them. I'm not sure if raw cocoa beans are toxic to dogs or if it's only dangerous after production.

You know, she actually has a remarkably good chance at pulling through. The thing with Kidney damage is it takes time to set in, even with animals... In her case, the kidney's have probably seized up and stopped filtering properly, but if she's on a drip and being kept well hydrated, there's a very good chance that with some time, the Kidney's will begin to recover and start filtering 'normally' again. I say 'normally' because there will probably be lingering damage (since you waited so long to get her on a drip), and it may even reduce her life expectancy a notch or two, but she really should be OK. The biggest problem is when there's kidney damage and nothing is done for an extended period of time, allowing the kidneys to completely shut down and essentially turn into a shriveled piece of shit from which they have a real hard time obtaining any normal function from again. Now, I'll be frank, you probably waited a bit too long to take her to the vet (this happened Saturday and you only took her today, right? Really naughty of you guys), but I don't think the damage at this stage would be SO severe so as to eliminate any chance of recovery at all. The only barrier might be cost - those IV drips to keep them going in the event of kidney failure are extremely expensive. The longer the need, the higher the cost. You can always get a canine kidney transplant, they cost roughly $10,000 or so - but the dog would need to be on medication every 12 hours for the rest of it's life.

That's so sad :( I hope she's ok in the end. I wish you luck with your dog!

Can't spell grape without rape.

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Reminds me of a drug my dad has for his dog, where incase he eats the drug's he is trained to find, the pill causes him to immediately regurgitate. Usually violently. :s

I wish you luck. [QUOTE=doomkiwi;24812969]That's too bad man. Hope she pulls through... But why did your dog eat grapes?[/QUOTE] Because it's a dog ? derp.

[QUOTE=Sobek-;24817964]You know, she actually has a remarkably good chance at pulling through. The thing with Kidney damage is it takes time to set in, even with animals... In her case, the kidney's have probably seized up and stopped filtering properly, but if she's on a drip and being kept well hydrated, there's a very good chance that with some time, the Kidney's will begin to recover and start filtering 'normally' again. I say 'normally' because there will probably be lingering damage (since you waited so long to get her on a drip), and it may even reduce her life expectancy a notch or two, but she really should be OK. The biggest problem is when there's kidney damage and nothing is done for an extended period of time, allowing the kidneys to completely shut down and essentially turn into a shriveled piece of shit from which they have a real hard time obtaining any normal function from again. Now, I'll be frank, you probably waited a bit too long to take her to the vet (this happened Saturday and you only took her today, right? Really naughty of you guys), but I don't think the damage at this stage would be SO severe so as to eliminate any chance of recovery at all. The only barrier might be cost - those IV drips to keep them going in the event of kidney failure are extremely expensive. The longer the need, the higher the cost. You can always get a canine kidney transplant, they cost roughly $10,000 or so - but the dog would need to be on medication every 12 hours for the rest of it's life.[/QUOTE] a dog, is a family member, you do not discuss the price of saving your family members life when he/she is in trouble. In that case it isn't expensive, nice of you to point out the price though, but no expense is too great to save your dog, your family member :). I feel for you man

I wish more people would free feed puppies from birth. If you make sure that they always have food in front of them, then they will almost always self-monitor weight and food intake.* Given that it was a rescue dog, you aren't to blame a bit for her being a giant vacuum. I really wish her the best. :( *Doesn't apply to small breed dogs. Small breeds are all kinds of stupid about food.

My dog always eats grapes.

[QUOTE=zzzZZZZ;24813218]How dare you. I gave you a heart and everything.[/QUOTE] You have a bad taste in jokes.

[QUOTE=Diesel;24818139]a dog, is a family member, you do not discuss the price of saving your family members life when he/she is in trouble. In that case it isn't expensive, nice of you to point out the price though, but no expense is too great to save your dog, your family member :). I feel for you man[/QUOTE] Actually it is. I've been in a situation once before (and seen MANY others in the same spot) where you simply cannot afford the kind of medication to string the life of your pet along for longer than a certain period. And make no mistake, this isn't life saving, this is only [I]potentially[/I] life saving... There comes a point where you have to make the decision to either keep your pet alive in a situation where it's quality of life is severely degraded, or let it go peacefully while you still have the chance. Either choice can cost more than enough money to bankrupt most average folk - you'd be amazed how many people live life on the razor's edge. I guarantee you that most of those people would not sacrifice their entire living for a 'maybe possibly we hope so' chance at saving their pet's life, especially not with the kinds of ongoing costs it is GOING to incur. Say what you want, but until you've actually been there, you have no idea how hard it can be for some people. I myself had my cat suffer from kidney failure in July. We spent thousands of dollars on his IV treatments to buy me just one more week with him to say goodbye (thousands of dollars we quite literally did not have), but that was the limit. Any more and we'd probably be bloody homeless right now... If I had the money, I would have got him a kidney transplant - they do it just an hour's drive away from here. But what would that take? Another $15,000 in our case, then another $10,000 per year on the drugs he needs every 12 hours, and the vet fees, and we'd have to adopt the donor cat too, so there's all this massive expenditure and emotional turmoil involved. You're damn right that money plays a role in deciding the future of your best buddy in the world. It fucking kills me to say that (FUCKING KILLS ME), but it's the honest to god truth. Whether it's just their 'time' or you simply cannot find the means to keep them going without ruining yourself in the process, there comes a point where you just have to make the hard decisions. Often, you will find, it is for the best.