dog eats grapes?????

Question

ok i have a 10 y/o standard poodle and when ever i eat like a fruit salad with grapes in it he always begs untill i give him one!!!

its kinda wierd i mean my friends come over and my dog is begging over a grape not a steak dinner, is that normal and/or healthy???/

Answer 1

Grapes (along with rasins) are among the top 10 most toxic things for your dog. It cause long term damage to their liver and kidneys. I would stop feeding them to him. Anything else in your fruit salad is fine for him.

Answer 2

No grapes have been said to be toxic to dogs. It is not know how many can be toxic but it will depend on the size of your dog. As little as 1 to a tiny dog can shut down the kidneys. But one will not do much to a 70 pound dog. It is better not to give grapes or raisin to any dog. Why take any chances with your dogs health.

Answer 3

It has been recently reported that grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs,but I wonder if it has to do with the individual dog, and the amount of grapes eaten,because I had a Lab mix and a Beagle who both loved grapes and would eat them all the time,and they both lived long,healthy lives.I would be careful,though,and just give him one now and then.Ask your vet to be on the safe side.

Answer 4

I have heard that grapes can be toxic to dogs. Along with raisins and cinnammon. But the weird thing is I had a dog years ago who LOVED grapes and ate them all the time ( we were near a vinyard) and he never got sick once, and he lived a good long life. All my dogs eat weird un dog like food ! But you should probably cut out the grapes just in case! Mine love apples and carrots.

Answer 5

in spite of if or no longer the canines can or can't consume grape nuts isn't the subject--with the aid of fact i'm beneficial canines are *in a position* of scarfing down Grape Nuts purely like something. the proper question is "might desire to canines consume Grape Nuts?" the respond isn't any. stick to a nicely-made, nutritious, holistic, organic canines nutrients. Your canines will stay longer, and be fit with the aid of fact of it.

Answer 6

Umm, I am pretty sure that grapes and raisins are bad for dogs, I wouldn't give your poodle any, but I think carrots are good for them, we give our dog that! Hope I helped!

Answer 7

Normal, yes - healthy, NO!!!

Grapes can make dogs very sick, don't give him any more - try watermelon or apple, but not a lot.

Answer 8

It is normal for dogs to beg for food and it is also normal for dogs to beg for a specific type of food(grapes).But, any type of fresh fruit is unhealthy for your dog and gives him/her diarrhea.

Answer 9

Grapes are not healthy for dogs, in fact they can cause kidney failure.

Answer 10

Grapes are not good for dogs. There is a whole list of no-nos for dogs. Raisins, chocolate, and more.

Chocolate toxicity
Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.

After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.

Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.


Onion and garlic poisoning
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.


The danger of macadamia nuts
Macadamia nuts are another concern. A recent paper written by Dr. Ross McKenzie, a Veterinary Pathologist with the Department of Primary Industries, points to the danger of raw and roasted macadamia nuts for pets.

The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.

Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) while others had eaten approximately forty kernels. Some dogs had also been given macadamia butter.

Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs recovered from the toxicity. All dogs were taken to their veterinary surgeon.

Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be given in only small quantities, or not at all. Be sure that your pets can’t get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden.



Other potential dangers
Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)
Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
Rhubarb leaves
Mouldy/spoiled foods
Alcohol
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)
Hops (used in home brewing)
Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)
Broccoli (in large amounts)
Raisins and grapes
Cigarettes, tobacco, cigars