Are Grapes Poisonous to Pets??

[Copper'sMom]

I thought I heard from someone that grapes are poisonous to dogs. Does anyone know if this is true??

[BigDogLover]

I don't know, but Tobias has been eating them all afternoon. Ughhh!

I just looked it up, this is what I found.

Raisins and Grapes are dangerous and very toxic to dogs and can shut down their kidney's.. some dogs seem to tolerate smaller portions but beware!



Dar

[Copper'sMom]

The reason I asked this was because, when you first bring up pets.ca website, the article int he middle of the page was about rawhide bones yada yada yada. So I was reading the article and it said to offer your pet healthier treats such as vegetables, sweet red peppers and whatever else but it also said GRAPES!!!! So now I'm confused My dog loves to eat grapes.................after he's done playing with them .

[BigDogLover]

Me too! Hates grapefruit though. Carrots are great treats, Tobe loves carrots and lettuce, he also loves celery(de-stringed). Apparently though, grapes are bad.

Here's the site :

http://www.thearray.com/kirbyskorner/medical/poison.htm

Dar.

[Lucky Rescue]

Eeek! Copper's mom the article you mention also says this:

If you want to "Treat" your dog give him/her non-toxic chew toys such as twist cotton ropes

I know people whose dogs have need surgery to remove the rope strands that were twisted in the intestines. These rope toys should NOT be given as chew toys.

Very dangerous advice.

[Copper'sMom]

Copper loves his rope toys! He ONLY gets them under constant supervision as with all of his toys otherwise he'll eat them! I've had to stick my hand down his throat to grap string out of there!!! When he has something in his mouth, I tell him to "spit it out" and he does but sometimes he tries but the toy goes further back in his mouth and that's when Mom jumps into pull it out! Once in a while he gets string stuck in his front teeth and he can't get it out. Drives him crazy poor bugger!

Believe me, I'm well aware of the dangers of rope toys!