I was in the vets the other day and a lady was in with her GR and she told me she had brought her in as her dog had stolen 2 eccles cakes. Obviously i know grapes are poisonous. But i dont think i'd take one of mine in if they ate just 2 eccles cakes. I didn't get chance to see How her dog was before i left. Would this really affect a dog the size of a goldie?

> Would this really affect a dog the size of a goldie?

If the goldie has pancreas problems then simply eating the fatty cakes could be a major problem, as for raisins I think the reaction can depends on the dog, ie, some dogs can eat a qantity of raisins with no ill effects that could kill a different dog.

I don't think it's an overreaction, just playing it safe :)

"Poison control said as few as 7 raisins or grapes could be toxic" taken form here

Having had a dog that recently spent several days in hospital with mild kidney damage due to eating a bunch of grapes, I would defiantly take mine. Two Eccles cakes contain a lot of raisins and they are much more concentrated than grapes.

guess it depends on the owner....i know someone who took a dog in in a panic to get a tick removed and some people are complete panic merchants with their dogs!

I think I would be a little worried about two eccles cakes, that is quite a lot of rasins and for some dogs could prove fatal. I would certainly be phoning my vet to check.
On the other hand I have a dog today who is  refusing food, lethargic and whining softly all the time...but no trip to the vet as I know she is on day 13/14 of a season and is just desparate for a nice handsom man...before it's to late....but she is not going to get one!!! LOL
Aileen

hmmm interesting. i wouldnt have thought it was a vet visit. but i suppose it depends on the dog. i think i personally would see if any symptoms appear.

I think it is actually reassuring to know that  someone is aware of the dangers of certain foods given to dogs and had the common sense to get it checked out by a professional.

> I think it is actually reassuring to know that  someone is aware of the dangers of certain foods given to dogs and had the common sense to get it checked out by a professional.

its certainly better than not caring.......

i say good on her - as others have said - its nice to see that someone is aware of dangers and better to be over cautious than not cautious enough - and often waiting to see if symptoms would occour could be too late - for example the kidneys can lose 75% of function before external signs become present - so what would you expect to see at home???? - alternative to the vet would have been to give it some soda crystals to induce vomiting to bring all those raisins back up!

Well done her! A friend of a friend of mine had a little JRT. He managed to get into their little girl's packed lunch for school and ate two of those little boxes of raisins! His little body just couldnt cope with them and he died so please yes, be very aware of the risks of grapes, dried fruite etc.