All dog owners please read this...

[Ingrid]

I found this info so I thought I would share it with you.<
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>McGee died of a RAISIN OVERDOSE. Three days ago, he ate 18 ounces of raisins which were sitting on the coffee table.<
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>He loved raisins, and he would sit politely waiting for his turn while my two rabbits begged for their raisin treats. The overdose caused renal (kidney) failure which in turn caused an unusually high concentration of calcium in his blood. The veterinarian originally suspected rat poison. He vomited repeatedly and by the second day, he could not walk.<
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>He died at the Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic in Rockville, Maryland with me and one of his other human housemates at his side. <
>MCGEE'S DEATH IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED CASE OF RAISIN/GRAPE TOXICITY IN MARYLAND. <
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>Please help me to spread the word!!!!. As much as veterinarians warn us about chocolate and anti-freeze,<
>your veterinarian MAY NOT KNOW about raisin and grape toxicity. Tell your fellow dog owners (especially those who keep raisins for their rabbits), newsletters,
eeders, pet food stores, rescue groups, your veterinarian, and anyone else you can think of. And if your dog eats a lot of raisins or grapes and begins vomiting, get him to the animal hospital IMMEDIATELY, and treat it like as seriously as any other poison overdose.<
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>McGee's body has been donated to the National Center for Poison Control for an autopsy. I hope that his<
>sacrifice will help
ing awareness to dog owners everywhere. I would like to thank Doctor Carole Foster and Doctor Deborah Weiss and the rest of the staff at the Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic for their help and compassion during my friend's last days. <
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> David Briele<
> Tampa, FL<
> 813-925-1895 <
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> <i>Edited by: Ingrid  at: 2/5/01 4:06:29 am<
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[zhype]

Wauw, sounds serious. My dog never eats raisins though, but thanks for the warning. <i></i>

[Mistr B]

I am gonna tell some other people this! THis is important to know! <i></i>

[NOAImawario]

Wow....... Never heard of that before. Quite important.... <i></i>

[Nsider Golduck2000]

Oh my, my dog eats Carrots only if we give him some but outta the point but anyways, That story is just sad. wooo fruit juice but wheres golduck?? <
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[Ingrid]

Carrots and apples are safe for dogs to eat. In fact they are really good for them. My dog eats them all the time and never make him sick. <i></i>

[CatchEmAll]

Raisins seem so harmless. Apparently not in this case. <i></i>

[Nsider Golduck2000]

Raisins who whouda thought raisins whound kill a dog. wooo fruit juice but wheres golduck?? <
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