Is it true that raisins are bad for pet dogs?

Answer 1

Yes, as few as 7 raisins can cause renal (kidney) failure in dogs. Never feed grapes or raisins to your dog. It doesn't matter whether the raisins or grapes are home or commercially grown. You can verify this information by searching for "raisins and dogs" using any search engine. Chocolate is also poisonous for dogs. Never leave raisins, grapes or chocolate where dogs can get to them.

Answer 2

Yes. Biologists are not quite sure exactly why, but grapes (and raisins, which are dried grapes) have been linked to kidney failure in dogs. The estimated toxic dose is about an ounce of grapes per kg of the dog's body mass, or somewhat less for raisins because they're more "concentrated."

The dog will normally develop vomiting and diarhhea within a few hours, with actual death occurring a couple of days later.

In general you shouldn't assume that just because something is okay for a human, it will be okay for a pet also. Dogs and cats have different metabolisms than humans, and are much less tolerant of certain substances... this is especially true of medications.

Answer 3

Raisins and grapes can cause liver damage, which can be fatal. There is no outward indication of which dogs are susceptible to this, nor how many raisins or grapes it will take to cause the liver failure. For this reason, you should not give any dog any raisins or grapes.

Answer 4

Yes, raisins are bad for dogs, as are grapes. They can cause liver and blood damage.

Answer 5

No, because they're not allowed grapes and raisins are just grapes dried up. Both these foods are toxic to dogs and cats.

Answer 6

They can but they will probally not like it because of the nutrients

Answer 7

They eat up every last bit then spit it out

Answer 8

Yes, and so are grapes

Answer 9

No